[Cthulhu_]

DOGE's mission isn't pentesting though, there's other federal agencies for that, like the article mentions, US-CERT operated by Homeland Security.

Homeland Security and co need to step in, but they're controlled by hostile agents.

[andy_ppp]

Haha, have you never worked with a prolific junior that wants power and openly questions everything you do, their role and any limitations you place on them. These kids won’t care it’s not their remit.

[rurban]

What is the procedure with such a hostile takeover then? Army or National Guards should intervene to re-instate national security.

[int_19h]

Under whose authority? The president is still commander-in-chief, unless and until impeached

[rurban]

If the president is behind all that, there are proper command chains to deal with such a scenario. Democracy is about checks and balances. The US is by far not a democracy anymore, but still calls itself so.

[int_19h]

The "proper chain" for this scenario is either Congress impeaching the president, or the vice president triggering the 25th Amendment.

Unfortunately, the Republicans in Congress refuse to do so and pretend that everything is fine, and the vice president is the president's lackey.

As far as I know, we don't have any other legal mechanisms to remove the president from his position as commander-in-chief. If you know of any, I'd love to hear more about them.