David Hobby wrote: > > Tyrants are often not that subtle. I would hazard that using > technicalities is one of the oldest tools of politicians, instead. > They are. One of the justifications for the brazilian coup d'etat in 1964 was that the then President had been the Vice President for two periods, and since reelection of the President was not allowed, he didn't have a legitimate claim to Presidency. Also, when he fled the armed forces, the Senate declared that the Presidency was vacant, because he was not there (!).
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