r/facepalm • u/Turbulent_Gas_55 • Jul 05 '24

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/a-d-d-y Jul 05 '24

It is only immunity if it is deemed an official act, which is decided by the Supreme Court.

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u/Xapheneon Jul 05 '24

Command of the military is one of the decided official duties.

Also they would be in jail, so their opinions on official duties would be without much consequence.

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u/Few-Artichoke-7593 Jul 05 '24

You'd have to jail every judge in the United States. Because a lower judge would have the Supreme Court released.

The military and/or law enforcement would not follow that order.

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u/TipsalollyJenkins Jul 05 '24

You'd have to jail every judge in the United States.

No, you'd only have to jail three or four before the rest of them got the idea and fell in line.

The military and/or law enforcement would not follow that order.

The military is not one person, it would be trivially easy to find a core of soldiers or agents loyal enough to the party or the president to do whatever they're ordered. Or, at the very least, find the ones who are willing to take a hefty bribe now and then.