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The 'will of the people' ("the hands of the people who vote and they wouldn't stand for it") is irrelevant in the face of deliverable atomics and BIG guns.
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I don't think that would work like you think it would. Maybe instead of will of the people, it's consent of the governed. In any case, 224 years, QED, mate.
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The real question is why do they 'choose' to 'not' stage coups?
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No need for the scare quotes, under rule of law that General would be considered a traitor, and due to consent of the governed, the military would not go along with the plan.