• warbond@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    It’s fine, just make whatever rules you want! I’m sure we’ll still have the power to stop you when we’re tired of your tantrum!

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      9 months ago

      Worse than that, some people think they’ll just start a rebellion.

      Like bruh, he’ll have control of the military. 100,000,000 people with semi-auto rifles are no match for tanks, helicopters, and people with training.

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        9 months ago

        The military isn’t made of stormtroopers. The oath of both enlistment and commissioned officers is to the Constitution, not the president; specifically to defend it against “all enemies, foreign and domestic”.

        He’d get himself assassinated, likely by a military servicemember in accordance with their sworn obligation.

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          Just because you swear an oath doesn’t mean you will feel like sticking your life on the line to sneak past the secret service and assassinate a domestic enemy president. At best, the military might refuse some unlawful orders.