[Jsebast24]

The deterrent for such action is that government officials are under the obligation to disobey orders that are unconstitutional. But that loyalty to the constitution doesn't seem to be strong anymore. High positions in the US government are now occupied by the kind of people who would follow those orders without hesitation.

[Lerc]

It seems unreasonable to require everyone who follows orders to be an expert on constitutional law. Especially when the highest court in the land can't seem to agree.

Is it permissible to disobey an order that you merely believe is unconstitutional? What happens when your superior asserts that it is constitutional?