I know the recent 1999 Coup d'état is protected by the ex post facto laws. But shouldn't we make provisions in the Constitution to prevent this from happening again in the future?
2006-09-04 10:28:09 · 10 answers · asked by 43 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto
That would be to claim after the fact that what Bush Brothers and James Baker did was criminal.
2006-09-04 10:36:34 · update #1
This was an awfully confusing question, of course coup d'etats are against the law since they are defined as an illegal overthrow of the legally constituted government. Any transition of power that does not occur as described in the Constitution would be illegal.
2006-09-04 10:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by Charles D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What coup d'état do you think happened in 1999 that is covered by the Constitution?
And your use of the term "ex post facto" laws is incorrect.
2006-09-04 10:29:43 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What 1999 coup d'état? I believe such an event is usually illegal under most constitutions.
If you are referring to the republicans stealing the white house in 2000, it was illegal but the Democrats were ******* and did not stand up for the American people nor the constitution.
2006-09-04 10:32:24 · answer #3 · answered by Rather Notsay 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Coup d'etat is only against the law if it doesn't work. In the case of a Coup d'etat such as the one Bush pulled in 2000, the Constitution would have no power.
2006-09-04 10:30:33 · answer #4 · answered by Steve in Denver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wuzzup Big Red you mean the 1999 American sponsored coup d'etat in Haiti? Yeah it was totally illegal and uncalled for. Washington wanted Haiti to be their puppet so they could own all the gas and oil wells of the Caribbean.
Those ex post facto laws need to be replaced with international laws to pull the US back in line.
2006-09-04 10:36:45 · answer #5 · answered by Egroeg_Rorepme 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-06 09:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by dorrough 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you think there is going to be a coup d'etat in this country? Do you think the military is going to take over the government?
2006-09-04 10:39:36 · answer #7 · answered by 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What legally binding power does a government that's been overthrown have? :) If a coup succeeds, it doesn't matter what the laws used to be....
And what Coup are you talking about?
2006-09-04 10:32:44 · answer #8 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are talking about conspiracy to overthrow a government. While the term does not appear in the Constitution, it is not legal in the US for anyone to overthrow or try to overthrow the government.
2006-09-04 10:32:12 · answer #9 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your kidding right?
2006-09-04 10:30:39 · answer #10 · answered by Zen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋