Basically title, because I saw an article from BBC that a few people tried to seize power in Germany. Do they get the power just by occupying the building? Do other states recognise this? What happens to the constitution and the law? Is is a lawless state while they create a new constitution?
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If the people, police, and military follow your rules, you’re a government. There are different ways to get people to follow your rules. Wealth and popular support are useful, but ultimately it’s the fact that those translate into the capability and willingness to enforce your rules through violence that carries a government into power.
Your local police probably won’t stop enforcing laws just because the leadership in the capitol get killed, at least not immediately. If there’s no central government for extended periods of time they may decide they ARE the government of the area they control.
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