Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:51 pm
Moksha wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:23 am
... but some of [the military] might be enthusiastic supporters of Trump's
End to Democracy Revolution Day.
Unlikely. It’s a very different culture and structure than what the larpers think it is. I mean, you might have a handful of idiots go awol or something. But you’ll find that anywhere.
- Doc
Exactly. They made the same mistake about the judiciary. They assumed that the fact that a judge was a Republican appointed by Trump would mean that he or she would be willing to bend the law and ignore obvious facts in order to benefit Trump.
But the self-image of even the most conservative judges is formed in the context of a world in which the most important figures they have encountered are other lawyers, and later on other judges. To such people, the first thing that matters is the law, and the established procedure of the courts in which the law is applied. So if someone like Giuliani or Sydney Powell brings them a non-case based on demanding that an entire election should be overthrown on the basis of evidence that is either vacuous or just obviously dubious, their sense of who they are and what the are for is radically challenged. And they throw the case out, with the judicial expressions equivalent to "WTF? You can't be serious bringing me this crap".
Similarly for soldiers. Officers do not take an oath of obedience to the President's every whim, but to to support and defend the constitution and well and faithfully discharge the duties of [their] office. The aim of that oath is clearly explained in this article:
https://www.quantico.marines.mil/news/n ... nlistment/
The whole article is worth reading, but the conclusion is very clear:
Officers, especially at higher ranks, have a unique position of authority and influence within the organization that could be taken advantage of for political gain. Swearing loyalty to the Constitution instead of the president or any other person means that officials cannot manipulate officers in order to gain control over the military and become dictators.
The intent is to ensure our military fights in defense of the people and their way of life instead of being misused for political gain. Article 90 of the UCMJ allows for legal disobedience of unlawful orders for both enlisted and officers.
The officer’s oath acts as another safeguard against power corruption by not swearing obedience to the president or other officials, but rather to the Constitution. [...]
Giving the individual Marine responsibility for judging orders as right or wrong keeps our service members accountable and helps keeps our honor clean as a professional warfighting organization.
