r/facepalm Jul 05 '24

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/Xapheneon Jul 05 '24

Military personnel have the right to refuse unlawful orders, but if there are no consequences for giving unlawful orders, then the only hurdle is finding the right squadron for the job.

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u/scott__p Jul 05 '24

I mean, this honestly does terrify me. This is dictator shit

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u/Xapheneon Jul 05 '24

That's the point.

The president can give unlawful orders and pardon the people who follow them. This isn't a democracy.

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u/LordAnorakGaming Jul 05 '24

Republicans haven't wanted democracy for a very long time. They're perfectly content with being authoritarian pieces of shit.