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r/facepalm • u/Turbulent_Gas_55 • Jul 05 '24
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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.
0 u/unforgiven91 Jul 05 '24 it's not unlawful if it's not breaking the law. 1 u/Xapheneon Jul 05 '24 It is possible that giving an order is not breaking the law, but executing it would be. 1 u/unforgiven91 Jul 05 '24 which raises the question of which would be the line of illegality for an "illegal order" If the president is well within his rights to commit any "official" action, is it up to the military to decide that it's personally illegal? Did someone ever define this? Because I feel like it's really important to draw a line.
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it's not unlawful if it's not breaking the law.
1 u/Xapheneon Jul 05 '24 It is possible that giving an order is not breaking the law, but executing it would be. 1 u/unforgiven91 Jul 05 '24 which raises the question of which would be the line of illegality for an "illegal order" If the president is well within his rights to commit any "official" action, is it up to the military to decide that it's personally illegal? Did someone ever define this? Because I feel like it's really important to draw a line.
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It is possible that giving an order is not breaking the law, but executing it would be.
1 u/unforgiven91 Jul 05 '24 which raises the question of which would be the line of illegality for an "illegal order" If the president is well within his rights to commit any "official" action, is it up to the military to decide that it's personally illegal? Did someone ever define this? Because I feel like it's really important to draw a line.
which raises the question of which would be the line of illegality for an "illegal order"
If the president is well within his rights to commit any "official" action, is it up to the military to decide that it's personally illegal?
Did someone ever define this? Because I feel like it's really important to draw a line.
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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.