DBWI: Nixon Staging a Coup?!?!?

I leave this country for three fucking days (Daughter's birthday in England :) So proud of her), and suddenly Nixon is staging a Coup? I know he was getting into a bit of trouble with this Watergate thing, but is it true that Nixon grabbed a bunch of loyal army guys, Secret Service, and is boarding up the White House?

What the Hell is going on?

(OOC: This is in 1974, near where Nixon resigned in RL)
 
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The chaos in the cities is unbelievable right now. Most college campuses have been taken over. Nixon may have taken over, but what will he control?
 
Well, Yeah, I see what you mean. I returned on a boat to NYC (where I live) and while I was driving through Times Square, a bunch of hippies were all over the place yelling "Death to the Fascist" and "Nixon Never"!
 
Not technically a coup, as I understand it.

Nixon appears to have developed his final answer for the articles of impeachment. He's chosen to pardon himself.

Apparently, this led to massive protests in Washington DC, where mobs attempted to break into the White House. Army units have indeed been rushed to the scene to maintain order.

This can't go on long. A wide chorus of voices is calling for a Constitutional Amendment banning people from pardoning themselves and also declaring the Presidency Vacant. With an approval rating of 8%, there seems little hope that Nixon will serve out--or perhaps even SURVIVE--his term in office.

I would expect that constitutional amendment to begin imminently...
 
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