> Sorry (and apologies to Godwin but this is legitimate) but Hitler taking power in 1933 was through a "crazy legal loophole" too.
Perhaps, but that wasn't a coup. Hitler actually won a democratic election.
> Just stop it. Take it seriously. This was a failed coup, but still a coup.
I think that's called a "coup attempt". Call it whatever you want, it is what is, not what it could have been. Either way, it couldn't have been successful, unless it somehow convinced senators to not certify the election, and even then there would've been a legal process ahead.
> Historically, failed coups (c.f. Hitler in 1923) often get repeated, successfully.
Trump getting legally re-elected in 2024 is of course a possibility. Maybe he'll somehow become a real dictator then. If that happens, you're allowed to call me "Mr. Chamberlain".
