re: #78 Cato the Elder

I repeat the question.

Ok, I’ll be the devil’s advocate here:

Suppose in some alternate world that the armed ACORN militia were real and strong enough to challenge the police and the judicial authority. Suppose further that this militia were put to work intimidating political opponents, destroying or stealing private property, and in general attempting to make the elected president a permanent Castro-style dictator. Suppose further that Congress and the Supreme Court intervened to stop this and the president ignored them.
This, according to many, is what was happening in Chile under Allende. There is no doubt at all that Allende was defying both the Supreme Court and the Chamber of Deputies in his enforcement of socialist economic measures, often by force of arms.
Chamber of Deputies Resolution, preceeding the coup.
There is also good evidence of Soviet involvement with Allende’s extra-legal policies and no doubt at all of Cuban involvement.