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In reply to the discussion: How serious was the "attempted coup" against our government? [View all]bucolic_frolic
(55,842 posts)Whoever is actually behind it was adept at ignoring the traditional framework of power while using parts of that framework along with trusted installed others in or out of hierarchies to execute the plan. In a similar vein it was reported today that Barr and Rosenstein did *not* sign off on the data obtained from Apple on Congressmen in 2017 or 2018. Well, someone did. They even convinced a grand jury. Hello?
The low level operatives who breached the Capitol are being held to account. The Big Fish remain free to try again. They must be rooted out, but DOJ has the legal business of the country to attend to, and Congress has legislation to pass. So it's not clear if there is any effort to root out the traitors, and that network must be very very large, involve foreign as well as domestic players, have access to large amounts of funding, and as you say it's ongoing.
The question I have is how could they have put all those pieces in place, with all the high-level planning, launched the assault, yet failed to see the opening and enact their plan? They were incompetent? Doesn't sound like it. Happenstance? What is that?
Pres. Biden needs to clean house. All agencies, top to bottom. I don't think the traitors are gaining momentum at this point, I think MAGA support is waning as the truth leaks out, but it may take serious accountability to convince a substantial minority of America. Get on with it.