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TNNurse

(6,927 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2020, 01:17 PM Jan 2020

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Can military leaders refuse to carry out orders

from a president who has been impeached by the House???

We should have their backs.

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Can military leaders refuse to carry out orders (Original Post) TNNurse Jan 2020 OP

No, because (unfortunately) he's still the president unless/until convicted. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #1

Yes if they believe the order is illegal. BUT berni_mccoy Jan 2020 #2

Not because of impeachment....not a thing..... AncientGeezer Jan 2020 #3

The military still obeyed Bill Clinton - so no. nt hack89 Jan 2020 #4

Deliberately bombing culture sites is a war crime. Aristus Jan 2020 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)

1. No, because (unfortunately) he's still the president unless/until convicted.

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 01:18 PM

Jan 2020

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)

2. Yes if they believe the order is illegal. BUT

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 01:19 PM

Jan 2020

When they refuse, they are most likely to be court marshaled and relieved of duty and the process of deciding if they were justified would go through the JAG.

AncientGeezer

(2,146 posts)

3. Not because of impeachment....not a thing.....

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 05:04 PM

Jan 2020

If they think and can back that it's Unconstitutional... yeah... but they better be right.

hack89

(39,171 posts)

4. The military still obeyed Bill Clinton - so no. nt

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 05:07 PM

Jan 2020

Aristus

(66,388 posts)

5. Deliberately bombing culture sites is a war crime.

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 05:10 PM

Jan 2020

If the brass in the Pentagon have the balls, they can stand up to Trump and refuse to obey his illegal orders.

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