This is nutty.

We are no where near a civil war or even a constitutional crisis. Some media outlets would probably like to make it seem like something exciting is happening when it's really no big deal.

You can call me a complete fool if there's a coup or civil war of any sort in the US in the next four years.

I think we're in the shutdowns of 1996, heading for a major tech boom.

Point for accreting. Also for being correct.

He's already prepared for this by the flood of executive orders ands the corps of czars with which he has surrounded himself. You think those people are there as advisers? Hell, no. They are there as directors of agencies when he pops the balloon on his real intentions. They have been accreting power since they were appointed. Since they are part of the Executive branch and not subject to oversight (not that Congress is going to spend the effort necessary to do so unless they can grandstand), their leverage will be almost unassailable.