I agree, but Soldiers do not adjudicate constitutionality on the fly. Deciding what is unlawful is the role of courts, not the men and women executing missions under a chain of command.
True in most cases, but many military are questioning military occupation orders as they are backed up by veterans who have been overtly questioning this OBVIOUSLY illegal use of the military. It's all over the place. And the military I know, active and retired, are very furious about the position Trump has put them in.
In the instance of absense of the rule of the courts, it seems to me a reasonable soldier must use precedence and common sense until such time as courts clarify the propriety of military orders.
I agree, but Soldiers do not adjudicate constitutionality on the fly. Deciding what is unlawful is the role of courts, not the men and women executing missions under a chain of command.
True in most cases, but many military are questioning military occupation orders as they are backed up by veterans who have been overtly questioning this OBVIOUSLY illegal use of the military. It's all over the place. And the military I know, active and retired, are very furious about the position Trump has put them in.
Example: if ordered to execute a civilian in or outside a war zone, the obvious choice is to refuse, unless one’s life is threatened.
In the instance of absense of the rule of the courts, it seems to me a reasonable soldier must use precedence and common sense until such time as courts clarify the propriety of military orders.