> As for SEAL Team 6, they have a "duty to disobey" unlawful orders[1]-- which every member of the team probably knows off the top of their heads-- and which is

> As for SEAL Team 6, they have a "duty to disobey" unlawful orders[1]-- which every member of the team probably knows off the top of their heads-- and which is a much more effective real-time check on a president's authority. This is an incredibly flimsy check on power: - What if the president uses a drone strike instead? - What if the president staffs the military (and seal team 6) with loyalists? - What if the president uses this power to threaten and extort officials into doing his bidding?