...leap to defend shit like this for some reason. If there are some paranoids out there who get the feeling that conservatives want to seize and keep power, by any and all means possible, then you guys have only yourselves to blame for fanning the flames.

a) Use of the word "overturn" does not imply legality (nor illegality). It does imply the will to "overturn" though.

b) "I mean, we might do that, but I'm much more hopeful that we can work out a unified approach to handling this." does not imply, but states directly, that he did not wish to go through a legal process to accomplish his aims. That instead he wanted to accomplish his aims through simple agreement between the main actors (if you completely discount the voters).

c) I can't believe you want to cause a quibble-fest about whether a conversation with Rudy could be prevented by the other party. Who cares?

d) guns? dude! Tom please note that Geoff said it and I did not.