I have lost track of the times in this attempted coup where I've speculated on what they'll do next or simply described what they're doing now and heard "But they can't do that; it's against the law!"
Yes. That is why it is a coup. A coup is, by definition, against the law.
Yes. That is why it is a coup. A coup is, by definition, against the law.
A coup is *against* the law -- not just illegal, but against the belief that established legal documents and legal precedent hold value over their own attempted power grab. When a coup is successful, they rewrite the law so that they are no longer breaking it.
There is nothing that they will not try because it is "against the law", because power trumps law in their view (so to speak) and because -- most importantly -- there have been few to no repercussions for their prior crimes committed in plain sight both in office and before.
Elite criminal impunity is the enemy. It was an enemy that needed to be vanquished early. The refusal of officials to enforce accountability opened the door to an attempted coup. If their attempted coup fails, continued refusal to hold them accountable will guarantee their return
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