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> I want to remind you that the military are supposed to take orders from their commander in chief The military (at least here in the US) swears allegiance to
by stickfigure 6y ago
> I want to remind you that the military are supposed to take orders from their commander in chief
The military (at least here in the US) swears allegiance to the Constitution, not the president. And they were very clear about broadcasting that the military was not going to interfere in domestic politics.
- vkou 6y agoThey don't take orders from a piece of paper, they take orders from the president. If the sitting president were affirmed by congress, they would have to continue taking orders from him. Militaries not interfering in domestic politics is one way that coups can succeed. They stand on the side lines, let the power struggle happen, and then take direction from the winner. You seem to think that it would be obvious to everyone who the winner would be, regardless of what would happen. You are ignoring a very loud, heavily armed, rather large part of the population (both in the streets, and in congress) to whom it was obvious that Trump was the legitimate winner.
- stickfigure 6y agoOn January 6 it was fully obvious to everyone with any authority who the winner of the election was. All the states had certified their results. There was zero chance that this "insurrection" was going to accomplish anything.