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Originally Posted by Pio1980
What bothers me is the undercurrent mentality of a portion of the elite combat arms. Will they folliw lawful orders, or will they follow the "patriotic" demagogues when it's show time?
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Excellent question. It seems some of the military folks are confused as to what they are actually supposed to do. Some will point out that their oath is to follow the orders of the president and chain of command, some will tell you it's to defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. What do you do when it's the president who poses the threat? The domestic enemy IS the POTUS? It is possible that blindly following orders is precisely what we SHOULDN'T do.
I believe the weight should lay more heavily on the latter. Defend the Constitution and the people from a wannabe tyrant over simply following orders from said wannabe tyrant. How else can we defend the nation from Dictatorship?
Think about it.