▲ 326 ▼ Wavering Black voters: Biden is flawed — and Trump is unacceptable (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 155 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zitronensaft@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago That's true. All it takes is one person who takes their oath seriously, though. Hopefully we never get to the point where we find out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zitronensaft@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago That's true. All it takes is one person who takes their oath seriously, though. Hopefully we never get to the point where we find out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zitronensaft@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago That's true. All it takes is one person who takes their oath seriously, though. Hopefully we never get to the point where we find out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago That's true. All it takes is one person who takes their oath seriously, though. Hopefully we never get to the point where we find out. permalink fedilink source parent