Wikipedia says, the president is the commander-in-chief, if I understand correctly, he delegates to the secretary of defense, who commands the military.
This certainly sounds like there is nothing the military can (legally) do against the president. They basically have to obey him.
Is there a legal way for the military to disobey? Have there been any precedences of the military going against the president, apart from outright coup?
UCMJ is very strict. Lawful orders must be followed. Unlawful orders should not be followed. When you enter the military, the oath you take is to the US Constitution, not to any person. Unlawful orders are those that violate the US Constitution.
It is pretty simple. You get orders. You follow those orders. Unlawful orders are virtually non-existent in practice.
Ohhh - I had no idea you were an expert on the UCMJ and military law. /s
I kind of think both you guys are agreeing here without even realizing it.
Only the highest ranks of the military have to deal with treasonous presidents, etc. Guess what? There are laws and regulations to deal with that situation as well. Hopefully, the top military leaders are in the process of protecting the US constitution from an illegitimate, belligerent civilian government right now - and are following the rules and regulations that apply. Otherwise, it would be a military coup.
The point is - everyone else except those top ranking leaders just follow the orders in their chain of command - as long as those orders are lawful. In practice, they are lawful pretty much 100% of the time.
In the years that I served, I never heard of anyone refusing to follow unlawful orders, for example. That does not mean it never happens, but it is very rare.
I will add that an "unlawful" order is one that disobeys the law, hence "unlawful." That is ANY law.
Illegal, immoral, or unethical orders. Are orders you do not have to follow because the are unlawful orders.
If it violates the Constitution, they are not obligated to follow, right?
Ok, so they all swore (including Lloyd Austin): "I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic".
This means that if certain evidence would see the light of day, they would be obliged by their oath to act on it.
Sworn to support and defend against ALL enemies, foreign or DOMESTIC!!!
It depends if the president is a legitimate one or not
If you are hoping the military will disregard Biden’s orders than you don’t understand who is really President. Putting aside the confusing issues of The United States of America/THE UNITED STATES INC. president Trump has instituted a national state of emergency which means he must remain POTUS till after the emergency ends. President Trump is at the new or temporary White House. Check out Amazing Polly on YouTube or Bitchute and Santa surfing is great too. Check out rumor mill news and operation disclosure. Sorry I can’t add links.
I know all these theories, but since so much fake news goes around on all sides at the moment, I want to refrain from believing them until I stumble over hard evidence.
Facts, One thing I do know if for some reason the military does not act. We are in big trouble already and they haven't been in office for a week, I can only imagine what 4 years would look like.
Probably explains the vetting procedure for the DC troops.
Never did before, this is it, right?
at this point? probably completely.