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Well, the president’s order has to be confirmed by two people before passing it to the next chain, right? I guess those two people are responsible for determini
by cortesoft 5y ago
Well, the president’s order has to be confirmed by two people before passing it to the next chain, right? I guess those two people are responsible for determining if the order is valid, which would include deciding if the president was of sound mind?
- paulpauper 5y agono, a valid order only means it came from the president, has nothing to do with testing for sanity
- thih9 5y agoPerhaps grandparent meant that some level of sanity check is implied; and that these people would e.g. ignore a drunken order to fire a nuke at a non working McDonalds ice cream machine.
- thematrixturtle 5y agoThis is exactly the question Hering posed, and he was basically told no, you're not allowed to question the order, if it comes down you have to execute it.
- kwhitefoot 5y agoIn practice one can question any order. The real question is whether you can make your disagreement stick. And that often comes down to circumstances and personal power and connections.
- dmurray 5y agoThat seems like the right answer given that there's going to be a chain of command at all. Hering should be allowed to question whether his direct superiors are sane and optionally disobey an order if he determines they are impaired. The responsibility for questioning the president's sanity lies further up the chain.