SPC Charles Griffith 505982 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is it that it Fallows our U.S. constitution or other Laws or just that WE agree with it? 2015-03-01T22:48:14-05:00 SPC Charles Griffith 505982

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is it that it Fallows our U.S. constitution or other Laws or just that WE agree with it?

2015-03-01T22:48:14-05:00 2015-03-01T22:48:14-05:00 Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS 506030

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The US legal system is based on "Everything which is not forbidden is allowed." For the citizens and their Rights, which are unrestricted unless there is a specific Law/Regulation which restricts them. <br /><br />Conversely "everything which is not allowed is forbidden." This applies to the Government and its agents, as it has Powers which are granted by said Laws.<br /><br />So a Lawful Order is one which is given by a Government Agent, which he has the legal authority to give. Our Chain of Command is the Officers Appointed over us, the Service Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the President. Legal orders are those, which are allowed by regulation, by Law (spending, etc), or given by the President if they do not violate our Oaths of Office.<br /><br />If we believe that an order is invalid, we have both an ethical, and a morale obligation to question it.<br /><br />But, when it really boils down to it, hold true to your convictions. If you truly believe you are doing wrong, don't do it. I honestly believe that a Courts Martial will come to the right decision if you stand before them for "inaction" and just tell them "I didn't do it because it was WRONG" with no other excuses. We all inherently know the difference between right &amp; wrong. I've never seen anyone get nailed to the wall for "inaction in doing the right thing" Now, making the wrong call to do the right thing... yah. They'll crucify you.

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