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The Court Just Sealed Everyone’s Fate, Including Its Own (newrepublic.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In the military, you are obligated to not follow unlawful orders. Does that go all the way to the CIC?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

The argument is being made that at a certain level, the orders automatically becomes legal. Trump is arguing that the president has supreme authority.