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minus-squarecheesybuddha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoAFAIK the military still cares about rules. So that’s kind of a big reason to do the necessary legwork.
minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 hours agoHe’s the head of the military isn’t he? So according to the rules, they must obey him.
minus-squarecheesybuddha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoExactly. So when a new president is sworn in, even if Trump and his cronies don’t care, the military will still follow the new Presidents orders and will have no legal reason to follow Trumps. At least, hypothetically.
AFAIK the military still cares about rules. So that’s kind of a big reason to do the necessary legwork.
He’s the head of the military isn’t he? So according to the rules, they must obey him.
Exactly. So when a new president is sworn in, even if Trump and his cronies don’t care, the military will still follow the new Presidents orders and will have no legal reason to follow Trumps.
At least, hypothetically.