re: #54 KGxvi

No. It it would not. Central to our system of government is civilian control of the military and the military staying out of politics. A real life coup would be the end of the American experiment.

The American Experiment is already over. It ended Nov 8, 2016 and the military may well be the only real chance at a reset since the Grand Old Fascist Party is intent on keeping the Theif-In-Chief in place.

< thought experiment >
Let the military round up the executive branch, send the legislative branch home, set up elections for 2 months later and not allow any current incumbent to run. At that point, we’re back to 1789 and can try again while hoping that the leader of the free world, Angela Merkel, can keep a lid on Putin. Afterwards all officers involved submit their resignations.

That’s really about the best scenario I can come up with right now.