When you took your oath to Protect and Defend Our Constitution, did you know the power of the President comes from our Constitution?

PO2 Willis Linn — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 21:03:54 -0500

If the President issues an unlawful order like an attack on our Constitutional Government. How can we protect the Constitution against all foes, "if" the President is one of the foes?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 22 at 2019 9:11 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 21:11:03 -0500

Stop watching The View.

Response by SSG Brian G. made Dec 22 at 2019 10:01 PM

SSG Brian G. — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 22:01:41 -0500

"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."

Your answer lies in the wording or the enlistment oath and the order of it.
Constitution first. That takes priority over all. Against all enemies foreign and Domestic. Obey all order of the President and Officers... according to regulations and UCMJ.

You are not some rookie straight out of basic training. You should by now know what that means and how it applies to your question. It means you follow LEGAL orders. Those orders that do not conflict with the UCMJ. Being ordered to attack the government falls against the oath and the UCMJ.

Your oath is to defend the Constitution, and only that you will obey the orders of the President so long as they are within the Regulations and UCMJ.

Response by PO3 Phyllis Maynard made Dec 22 at 2019 10:08 PM

PO3 Phyllis Maynard — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 22:08:32 -0500

PO2 Willis Linn I'm just a small fry. But this is an awesome thought provoker. Unfortunately, people don't want to deal with the worse case scenario until it is too late.

Response by SrA John Monette made Dec 23 at 2019 8:07 AM

SrA John Monette — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 08:07:04 -0500

if any of your superiors issues an unlawful order, you are bound by your oath to ignore it. that includes the president

Response by SSG Robert Webster made Dec 23 at 2019 9:32 AM

SSG Robert Webster — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 09:32:15 -0500

PO2 Willis Linn Actually the power of the President of the United States does not come from the Constitution, it comes from the People.
To put this in better perspective, the Constitution is actually supposed to limit the powers and actions of the government, that includes ALL branches - the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judiciary.

And from this question and your responses to some of the commentary leads me to ask you a question in all seriousness (a turn of the phrase); Are you a Democrat, a leftist (i.e. a Socialist), or are you just uneducated?

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Dec 23 at 2019 3:28 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:28:11 -0500

And where is the legal proof the the/any President is or ever was a foe of the Constitution?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 26 at 2019 6:50 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 06:50:50 -0500

The question I've always had is who will say no when the president gives an order to attack another country. The understanding I have is that congress over the years has given away their war powers by delegating the president the power to start any war he or she wants for 90 days if the US or our intranets are threatened. If a president were to out of nowhere order an invasion or bombing of Canada, who would say they aren't a threat and stop the attack? A lot of damage can be done in 90 days. Congress needs to take back their war powers.