# The American Coup: 11.9.2020 -

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182 "2020-11-09T23:29:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-11-9-2020/925182/846 "2020-12-07T10:22:47Z")

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> [@ThelmaLou](#):
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> _Interrupting discussion momentarily to share a word I learned today-- appropriate to thread topic._

See (post by Fiveyearlurker on Nov. 13):

> [@What will happen if Trump somehow remains president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-if-trump-somehow-remains-president/925451/57):
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> Today I learned the word “[autogolpe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup)”: " in which a nation’s leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national [legislature](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislature) and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers not granted under normal circumstances."

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