What safe guards are in place in this country to protect against an attempted coup d'etat?

[fried eggs]

Because that's what's going on here. A small group of radicals is attempting to bring our government down.

[mahina]

1. check out The Anti-coup

http://www.google.com/search?redir_esc=&redir_esc=&hl=en&client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&source=android-browser-suggest&v=200400000&qsubts=1380765292154&q=the%20anti-coup

[pangaia]

2. I think it is much bigger than a bunch of stupid fat old white folks

with silly hats on their heads...
Much, much bigger.

[randome]

3. America is a really big place. That's the primary safeguard, IMO.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't ever underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]

[IAProgressive]

4. I agree

I think we are in the midst of an attempted bloodless coup.

[gopiscrap]

7. welcome to DU

[kiranon]

10. Agree also. The people may have to go to D.C. to protect the Presidency

and the Republic. A sea of citizens to fill the Capitol - peacefully but in huge numbers.

[pinto]

5. Eh. Not a coup d'etat. Petulant grandstanding, yeah. Extremist gaggle, yeah.

Blatant obstructionism, yeah. No where near a coup though.

[Agschmid]

8. +1

[Hutzpa]

17. Agreed

Petulant grandstanding by extreme teahadist that's for sure.

[Initech]

6. As long as the ability to buy members of Congress and spread misinformation exists, there aren't any

The Koch brothers - as despicable as they are - under Citizens - could theoretically buy all seats of Congress and declare themselves dictators.

[meow2u3]

9. The Koch Bros. must be arrested for sedition

They're actively plotting this coup attempt in Congress, using teabagger rethugs as pawns in their evil game.

[flamingdem]

12. Let's keep the focus on the Koch Bros

and those of their ilk. They're funding this disaster.

[meow2u3]

14. They're the ringleaders

The Kochs don't like publicity, especially bad press. So let's expose them as the traitors they are.

[flamingdem]

21. "Arrest" them in their tracks

I don't think you mean literally arrest them but they can be exposed to the light and that will slow them down a bit.

[Nye Bevan]

20. Utter nonsense. President Obama is not Vladimir Putin (nt)

[Downwinder]

11. The same safe guards as Egypt.

[roamer65]

13. November 22, 1963 was a coup.

This has not reached that level yet.

[TeeYiYi]

15. A kettle of vultures for sure...

http://subversify.com/2012/03/07/vulture-culturalism-and-other-american-traditions/

TYY

[pinboy3niner]

16. Hyperbole

Some pretty extravagant terms can be applied to the the GOP's hostage-taking strategy, but all of it is happening in accordance with Constitutional procedures. That is NOT a coup d'etat.

[PeaceNikki]

18. Enter Circle Jerks earworm...

[Fumesucker]

19. The SCOTUS of course..

[yuiyoshida]

22. Its too bad, Flint is gone...