The military is apolitical. It doesn't prefer Democrats, it doesn't prefer Republicans. It's leaders appreciate clear, rational decision makers.
The military's oath is to the Constitution, not the president. Individual military members are trained to refuse orders that are unlawful/immoral/unethical.
So do they have no responsibility or recourse if/when the party that prevails in the civilian process is calling for dismantling many of the nation's assets, tear apart the processes enshrined in the founding document, and the incoming leadership even calls for violence and censorship against the other half of the country?
Ie if they want to defend Americans, all Americans, wouldn't they have some responsibility to intervene when some in Congress are calling for white men to be put in camps? Or people be denied access to public transit and even food if they're non-compliant with unconstitutional mandates (vaccines and masks)?
Oath is to the Constitution, not one man's interpretation of it. If that were the case, you could transfer the oath to any president with a constitutional philosophy i.e. all of them.
The military has its own legal counsel to ensure it is in compliance with the constitution, not Trump, nor Obama, not Bush, etc.
My point is this: viewing the military as a mere extension of President Trump's whims is incorrect and blind to the American tradition.
The oath isn't TO the constitution, it's to defend and uphold the constitution. And in order to defend and uphold the constitution in which it says the President must be elected by the people, Biden and his insurgency is illegitimate and will be stopped. It's that simple.
How we go about fixing the situation after Biden is arrested is a question that remains to be answered, but how we go about defending the constitution is not even remotely ambiguous.
The election fraud was committed in broad daylight. There are mountains of evidence. All of the courts failed from bottom to top, proving their corruption. And our military's oath is the last line of defense. They know it, and they will not fail. Even if their generals were to order them to stand down and let Biden become President, each individual military person can and will do his duty to disobey that unconstitutional order. Military personnel in the US are not meant to be mindless obedient drones as is so often portrayed on TV. They're autonomous individuals in a country that places individual autonomy at the center of its most cherished values. You're the one viewing the military as a mere extension of the people who rank higher.
Arguing the oath isn't to the Constitution but to uphold the constitution is a semantical difference. Don't argue with me for the sake of arguing with me.
The idea that Biden "stole" the election is a political argument many people disagree with. Has a single federal court came to that conclusion? No. Has SCOTUS? No. You may not like that result, but military members are not going act out their individual political views (many of course disagree that the election was stolen).
The military is apolitical. It doesn't prefer Democrats, it doesn't prefer Republicans. It's leaders appreciate clear, rational decision makers.
The military's oath is to the Constitution, not the president. Individual military members are trained to refuse orders that are unlawful/immoral/unethical.
So do they have no responsibility or recourse if/when the party that prevails in the civilian process is calling for dismantling many of the nation's assets, tear apart the processes enshrined in the founding document, and the incoming leadership even calls for violence and censorship against the other half of the country?
Ie if they want to defend Americans, all Americans, wouldn't they have some responsibility to intervene when some in Congress are calling for white men to be put in camps? Or people be denied access to public transit and even food if they're non-compliant with unconstitutional mandates (vaccines and masks)?
Dude, where are all these camps of white men? Are you referring to Bass Pro Shop?
Sincerely,
A White Male
Not true
Oath is to the Constitution, not one man's interpretation of it. If that were the case, you could transfer the oath to any president with a constitutional philosophy i.e. all of them.
The military has its own legal counsel to ensure it is in compliance with the constitution, not Trump, nor Obama, not Bush, etc.
My point is this: viewing the military as a mere extension of President Trump's whims is incorrect and blind to the American tradition.
The oath isn't TO the constitution, it's to defend and uphold the constitution. And in order to defend and uphold the constitution in which it says the President must be elected by the people, Biden and his insurgency is illegitimate and will be stopped. It's that simple.
How we go about fixing the situation after Biden is arrested is a question that remains to be answered, but how we go about defending the constitution is not even remotely ambiguous.
The election fraud was committed in broad daylight. There are mountains of evidence. All of the courts failed from bottom to top, proving their corruption. And our military's oath is the last line of defense. They know it, and they will not fail. Even if their generals were to order them to stand down and let Biden become President, each individual military person can and will do his duty to disobey that unconstitutional order. Military personnel in the US are not meant to be mindless obedient drones as is so often portrayed on TV. They're autonomous individuals in a country that places individual autonomy at the center of its most cherished values. You're the one viewing the military as a mere extension of the people who rank higher.
Arguing the oath isn't to the Constitution but to uphold the constitution is a semantical difference. Don't argue with me for the sake of arguing with me.
The idea that Biden "stole" the election is a political argument many people disagree with. Has a single federal court came to that conclusion? No. Has SCOTUS? No. You may not like that result, but military members are not going act out their individual political views (many of course disagree that the election was stolen).
What I'm saying is this: