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7952 • yesterday at 8:20 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Having the authority to sanction a president does not necessarily mean that person has the power to overthrow a president. And the people with the most direct power (military and secret service) lack the authority to use it. Mostly these factors can balance out so that power is not concentrated as much as it seems.


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scns • yesterday at 10:35 PM

IIRC Atatürks' turkish constitution demanded that the military overthrows the government if it devolves into tyranny.