The military is supposed to be apolitical and not get involved. They’re not elected, so they don’t attempt to shift public policy… CONGRESS is supposed to advocate for things like this.
Well, no, they protect the “The Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic” and shortly thereafter “and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.”
So, by that logic, ‘speaking out’ is explicitly against the same oath. Unless of course it’s an unlawful order but that’s only against the Geneva Convention. Good luck getting some protection there when you decide not to gas the migrants.
No I meant acting without caring for consequences. If large parts of the brass stand their ground - without resorting to a coup (though I have the feeling that many officers are more trustworthy than most US politicians) - even Trump would have a hard time doing anything
The military is supposed to be apolitical and not get involved. They’re not elected, so they don’t attempt to shift public policy… CONGRESS is supposed to advocate for things like this.
Well yes supposedly. But they have also sworn to protect the countries from enemies abroad and within.
From an outsiders perspective: you already have both with the latter leading the government
Well, no, they protect the “The Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic” and shortly thereafter “and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.”
So, by that logic, ‘speaking out’ is explicitly against the same oath. Unless of course it’s an unlawful order but that’s only against the Geneva Convention. Good luck getting some protection there when you decide not to gas the migrants.
Protection? If you’re still only at the stage where you resist within legal grounds then the US is really done for
So, you would back a military coup at this point?
I mean, I’m not saying it’d be worse but, yeah, the US is well done.
No I meant acting without caring for consequences. If large parts of the brass stand their ground - without resorting to a coup (though I have the feeling that many officers are more trustworthy than most US politicians) - even Trump would have a hard time doing anything