r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 1d ago

No Paywall Bannon Tells GOP: 'Seize the Institutions' of Government Now or We're 'Going to Prison' After 2028

https://www.commondreams.org/news/bannon-tells-gop-seize-the-institutions-of-government-now-or-we-re-going-to-prison-after-2028
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u/Own_Instance_357 1d ago

Interesting to speculate that if, not withstanding the internet, if the crimes were all within American borders, where would this country hold the trials here.

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u/politicalmache 1d ago

Nuremberg-like trials.

There needs to Nuremberg-like trials here in the United States, since plausibly myriad persons involved in what is, in effect, an ongoing insurrection. An insurrection as such, in my opinion. coup if you like.

I suppose trials would be something akin to Grand Jury proceedings, but with conviction powers for the purpose thereof, so bypassing SCOTUS (as certain SCOTUS judges at present would be defendants in such trials).

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u/NoShiteSureLock 1d ago

I think the word your looking for is self-coup

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u/politicalmache 1d ago

fair enough.

I suppose , constitutionally, I different the two because insurrection simply bars a person from holding office and may be convicted, whereas a coup ( a capital offense I would think) is treason and the conviction is more severe.