{"id":76114,"date":"2021-01-09T19:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T13:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=76114"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:00:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T08:30:55","slug":"reasons-for-launch-and-failure-behind-capital-building-coup-attempt-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/reasons-for-launch-and-failure-behind-capital-building-coup-attempt-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol building coup attempt in US: Reasons behind launch and failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>This article has been developed based on the Indian Express Article <em>\u2018Once upon a failed coup\u2019. <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>Recent coup attempt in the US Capitol Building has been caused by several factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Why Capitol building coup failed in the US? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">January 6 coup attempt by rioters in US Capitol hill refutes the traditional wisdom that coups take place in developing countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">It was not a usual Military led coup, but a coup led by executive i.e. an executive coup led by President Donald Trump himself. It was aimed at forcing two Houses of Congress to overturn the presidential election results, lost by Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Election system of US <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Election administration <strong>process of the US is very complicated<\/strong>. Unlike India, the <strong>US doesn\u2019t have an independent election commission<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>States form an electoral college<\/strong> to certify the final outcome of the election process after people have cast their votes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>At the final stage<\/strong>, the outcome certified by the states is finally<strong> accepted by US legislators<\/strong>. This was the stage ongoing on January 6.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The <strong>vice-president presides<\/strong> over the process in US legislators. Mike pence (vice-president) refused to overturn the election on demand of Trump.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">At the completion of the process, the victory of Biden was ratified and he is set to take oath on Jan. 20<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What were the possible reasons behind coup attempt in the US? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">2 main hypothesis are formulized to understand possible reasons for Trump behind this coup attempt:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>First<\/strong> is the ideological reason, his commitment to restoring white supremacy was visible in his policies. Many rioters in the mob were carrying Confederate flags, which represent pre-civil war southern states, which stood to preserve slavery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Second<\/strong> is a personal reason, Trump fears persecution for tax frauds, corruption, abuse of power and the latest one is for Abetting an insurrection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Why scholars believe, coup happens in poor countries?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Scholar believes that coups happen only in poor countries due to the following reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Poor democracies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">In poor countries, oversight institutions like election commission or other bodies taking care of democratic processes are weaker and not able to go against the mighty politicians.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Government here are mighty and has much to lose. Their control on economy and society makes them subject to imprisonment and coercion, once out of power.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Developed democracies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">In richer democracies, firstly government doesn\u2019t control all sectors of society, thus not subject to imprisonment later.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Moreover, politicians have many opportunities after politics, thus they are not concerned about their well-being after government.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Coup in presidential vs parliamentary democracies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Coup in parliamentary democracies is less likely compared to Presidential.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>In Presidential democracies,<\/strong> the executive and the legislature are independently elected. If they are from different parties, clashes are possible between them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Whereas in parliamentary democracies<\/strong> both executive and the legislature are interlinked. Prime Minister is selected based on the majority in Parliament. Thus clashes between the executive and parliament are less likely.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What are the reasons behind the failure of coup attempt in US?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Firstly, military support was absent<\/strong>, thus mob failed to occupy the\u00a0Capitol building. In richer democracies, armies rarely help\u00a0leaders in electoral disputes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Secondly, Even the\u00a0Republican governments officials did not bow<\/strong> to the coup attempt of Trump.<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">In a leaked tape of Trump\u2019s phone call to Georgia\u2019s Secretary, he asked Secretary to \u201cfind 11,780 votes\u201d.\u00a0But he did not agreed to follow and declined to act on this.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Third, American Courts played a constructive role<\/strong> in ensuring the fair play in the election process. \u00a0Trump\u2019s campaign filed more than 60 legal challenges from state courts to the Supreme Court but failed to secure any big gain.<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">During his term, Trump appointed many judges and expected them to secure decisions in his favor but they followed the law and made their decisions on this basis only.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">A coup attempt in the history of US proves that no country in the world is safe from these types of challenges. It is only through the integrity of the established institutions in the country that this attempt could not succeed to turn around the democratic process of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Thus, the transparency and integrity of institutions should not be undermined and kept at the highest level.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article has been developed based on the Indian Express Article \u2018Once upon a failed coup\u2019. Synopsis: Recent coup attempt in the US Capitol Building has been caused by several factors. Why Capitol building coup failed in the US? 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