• TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    So, is our military going to need to step up to ensure a fair election next year, and also prevent Trump from taking office again? That is, assuming he, A) lives that long, and B) somehow pulls this off. Isn’t that why they are required to swear an oath to the Constitution, and not the President? Does that actually hold any water?

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      1 day ago

      Look, if the U.S. Military were going to uphold the Constitution he already wouldn’t be President anymore.

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        23 hours ago

        Every single person in the military swore an oath to defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign AND DOMESTIC.

        Domestic enemies like Donald Trump pose a much greater threat to our country than any conventional combatant with a gun or missile - the military is already oath-bound to engage him the same way they do any other enemy.

        The inaction from them so far doesn’t paint a very promising picture regarding their willingness to actually do what’s right to protect our country; but we also don’t need the entire military to unite against that traitor: we just need a single one of them with the right training to apply through skills.

        Servicemen and women: please actually do your job.

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          15 hours ago

          you obviously have no idea what “do your job” means here… military are trained to kill, do you really want them to “do their job” in US streets?

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            You’re sorta missing the point. Nobody is talking about having the military issuing parking tickets here.

            It’s about Trump running for office, and Congress/the courts saying “no”.

            Who does the military listen to? Do they obey Trump’s orders to enforce his will at polling places?

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            you obviously have no idea what “do your job” means here…

            Don’t conflate ‘doing their job’ with the misuse of force they’re famous for. We need them to do their actual job, not just blindly follow orders into a series of war crimes.

            military are trained to kill, do you really want them to “do their job” in US streets?

            Yes, contingent on those streets being populated by enemies of the US like Donald Trump / members of his regime / ICE.

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              13 hours ago

              you seem to be conflating military with police. you want them wantonly murdering Americans in the street? stfu lunatic.

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                  9 hours ago

                  MAGA would love to see military in the streets murdering people, I’m the polar opposite of MAGA.

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                    8 hours ago

                    At best, you’re what’s called “blue maga” as you’re purity-testing your way right into supporting his regime.

                    I kinda doubt it though, since you’re just ignoring what’s being said to keep parroting the same strawman shit over and over: either your reading comprehension really is that bad, making you a useful idiot for the Trump regime; or you’re deliberately posting in bad faith with the goal to advance the Trump regime in the first place, making you the kind of Nazi that does recognize the evil that’s happening, and fucking loves it.

                    What’s your goal here?

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          23 hours ago

          As an outsider. The big danger appears to be how your country has also armed your police and now customs people as if they’re military too. Things could start to get very messy very fast.