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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 141: The Art of the Kneel |
| SgtSphynx 10/18/17 10:33:32 AM #350: | In general, I think the possibility of a coup is damn near zero. That said, there is evidence of military leaders ignoring Trump's orders, which isn't a coup, but is a dangerous precedent. While the ability to refuse unlawful orders exists, I would not be surprised if there is an explicit list of what constitutes an unlawful order if that order is from the President. Don't get me wrong, I am happy that some of his orders are being ignored, it lessens the bad he can do, but that doesn't make them doing that 'right". The issue with the precedent it sets is that they are ignoring orders that aren't tactically important in the grand scheme of things. What is to stop them from ignoring an order that actually matters tactically? From Trump or even a future president? The one comfort here is that I trust the military leaders to actually act in the best interest of the country when compared to Trump, but that is a very fragile comfort. --- Congrats to the BYIG Guru Winner, BKSheikah *slurps yakisoba* *nods* *nods* ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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