A recent Wall Street Journal article titled "An Electoral College Coup: The Clinton campaign now suggests the election was rigged," explores attempts by supporters of Hillary Clinton's failed presidential bid to persuade electors to abandon their duty and vote for Ms. Clinton. This would, indeed, amount to a coup and the fallout would be disastrous.
Consider the following.
Both houses of Congress are controlled by Republicans.
All cabinet appointees and Supreme Court nominees must be ratified by the Senate. In the face of a coup, it is unlikely that any appointee or nominee put forward would receive approval. The United States would be without senior leadership for the foreseeable future and the Court would remain split with at least one vacancy.
All budget bills must originate in the House of Representatives. There is little reason to expect that the House, believing the Presidency is held illegitimately, would fund any function of government beyond the minimum required services.
The United States would be leaderless and essentially unfunded while political factions battled in court for at least two years.
Anyone believing this is a good thing is genuinely an enemy of the country.
They are playing with fire.
