The order could place the military under the president’s total command, like never before.
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Yeah, it’s not going to work that way. The Joint Chiefs are already holding meetings on how to handle illegal orders from Trump, and those would go out the window.
Facists always pick people for loyalty first and competence a distant second. This is ultimately self-defeating, but they can do a lot of damage before things take their course.
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they can do a lot of damage before things take their course.
That’s what I’m concerned about.
The supreme court and Congress are basically the only things to slow him down. They both did his bidding as a citizen.
What makes you think they’ll resist meaningfully with the mandate of the people behind him?