[Tommstein]

Then you will be pleased to learn that the US military takes an oath to the Constitution, not to whoever happens to be the current President. Exactly because the dangers of assholes assuming the Presidency isn't some kind of genius insight that you're the first person to ever consider.

[mtlmtlmtlmtl]

Why are you so salty?

I just don't have faith in US political and cultural stability anymore, and as such I don't have faith that the constitution will be upheld, or even that the US will remain allied to Europe, where I live(though I wouldn't go as far as saying it's unlikely. Just wouldn't bet on it).

Also, the US constitution clearly has very little direct say on the actions of the US military abroad, as history has demonstrated.

[Tommstein]

> I just don't have faith in US political and cultural stability anymore, and as such I don't have faith that the constitution will be upheld . . . .

You can have faith or lack thereof in whatever you want, but I would like you to provide one single example in history where the President decided to give the military unconstitutional orders (as in legally acknowledged at the time to be unconstitutional, not "I don't like it so it's unconstitutional") and the US military sided with him instead of the Constitution.

[SamPatt]

Oaths and old documents mean almost nothing compared against human tribal instincts.

Asshole isn't some objective designation. A huge portion of military members support the current strong man vying for power. Always have, always will.

[jacquesm]

'Insurrection Act'.