I think there's a distinction to be made between coups and rebellions. I'm not of the opinion that people who post a thread saying "I'm the governor now" to no good effect should be punished, but if they actually succeed in taking over a government (illegally) then that should be be punished. Besides, trials are fun
The distinction between illegal taking over and legal taking over is important though, for instance I don't have a problem with rimjob or things like that.
Also, it seems a bit weird to describe me as some sort of arch reactionary, given that I've supported pretty much every major reform attempt, all of which were voted down by the people.