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[–] Zron@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He’s a threat to the constitution right now.

He’s using the military without congressional approval to blow up South American fishing boats.

He’s deploying federal forces, including military forces, to US cities without a war or suspension of posse comitatus.

Under his orders, ICE has detained thousands of Americans for no reason.

How many threats does he have to pose before the generals say it’s time to stand up and defend the constitution? What mechanism is there that actually allows that?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

How many threats does he have to pose before the generals say it’s time to stand up and defend the constitution?

Depends. What's the ratio of Smedly Butlers to Michael Flynns currently serving in the US Armed Forces?

It's not like there's some kind of shortage of arch-conservative military leadership. The Air Force is straight up Christian Nationalist and the Marines are stuffed full of FOX News dweebs. Half the Navy officer's corps is angling for a booking on the Joe Rogan Podcast to talk about how they were the ones who killed Bin Laden or dropped the bomb on Qasem Soleimani or whatever.

"These corrupt American politicians are out of control, I can't wait until we get someone like Muammar Gaddafi or Abdel Fattah el-Sisi or Charles de Gaulle in charge" is a real fucking Be-Careful-What-You-Wish-For take.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, but staying in office unelected allows anyone in the US to openly and legally fight him as a direct threat to the Constitution.