Kind of not “attempted” because he scared congresspeople into silence.
Also, kind reminder that without a constitutional amendment, NOTHING can legally dissolve Congress, nor require it to assemble in DC or really anywhere specific. Maybe a court will say it must assemble only in U.S. territory.
That was an attempted coup kinda
Just because he was bad at it doesn’t make it less a coup
Kind of not “attempted” because he scared congresspeople into silence.
Also, kind reminder that without a constitutional amendment, NOTHING can legally dissolve Congress, nor require it to assemble in DC or really anywhere specific. Maybe a court will say it must assemble only in U.S. territory.
Er, it makes it not a coup. Its an attempt.
An attempted coup is as much a coup as a successful one if you give them more chances to actually complete the fuckin’ thing. 🤷🏼♂️
One of many, many, many parallels:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch