Pentagon Asked How SCOTUS Immunity Ruling Could Complicate Troops' Ability To Defy 'Immoral' Orders

Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder was asked about the Supreme Court's ruling on Presidential immunity and how it could affect troops' ability to defy traditionally illegal or immoral orders.
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[@robroberts7093]

A national military of citizens replaced with a foreign military of insurgents and these generals are more then happy to play along.

What are you talking about?

[@GregPrine]

Well, that was the most disconcerting answer, from a military official, I have ever heard

[@Max14163]

Sammy Davis Jr. & Gregory Hines couldn't tap dance like that.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Troops swear to uphold the CONSTITUTION (first), then LAWFUL ORDERS.

[@juanvaldez4575]

but, but, the famous austrian corporal followers where just following orders.

[@rhoeft3617]

Good god. The narrative engineers at the state-run media really are that stupid!

[@Nonononono12345-o]

@@rhoeft3617 yes.

State run? Who is running it?

[@Nonononono12345-o]

@@rhoeft3617 maybe more accurate to say, the media that adores the current administration instead of doing its job in exposing all, factually. Its freedom is enshrined in the constitution as a check on government.

[@rhoeft3617]

Seriously???

[@nancyp1513]

We are not a democracy. We are a Constitutional Republic! Big difference!

[@MikeW165]

A republic is a type of democracy, by definition

[@Elvengem]

on the way to being a republican republic,not a republic of true representatives for the people,only the oligarchy in the long run.

[@yt_energy]

how so?

@@yt_energy Bot. That's a bot answer.

[@yt_energy]

Or it could be a person asking you to qualify the difference.

[@Elvengem]

the founders should have written term limits for judicial branch to avoid that too much power but why they forgot is dumb of them. now article 2 section 4 means nothing from scotus conservatives.

[@DarleneBassett]

Bravo!!! Thank you!

[@quartytypo]

Supreme Court should not be exempt from prosecution by local DAs.

[@pamelapierce5625]

No one is above the law!

[@greebuh]

Damn ear any order they give is immoral

[@ruthnovena40]

THIS is what they bother to ask?

[@Nonononono12345-o]

No, it does not complicate the refusal illegal orders at all.

[@MikeW165]

Except all orders are legal now

[@Nonononono12345-o]

@@MikeW165 not true at all. No matter what msnbc, npr, and the view might say.

[@MikeW165]

@@Nonononono12345-o he has immunity then all of his actions impractical terms are legal

[@MikeW165]

@@Nonononono12345-o don’t follow orders, you go to jail. No consequences for him. People will follow the orders

[@Nonononono12345-o]

@@MikeW165 then impeach him

[@Z-Bart]

"We follow orders son or people die. It's that simple". - A Few Good Men. Colonel Nathan R Jessup.

[@fo6rf7rl4u]

Remove all troops if Trump wants troops, he can be the only troop there is if he got to have immunity so bad no man nor woman should have to pay for another man’s ego

[@hithere2076]

WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY, I'M SO TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT DEMOCRACY. WE ARE A REPUBLIC

[@MikeW165]

A republic is a type of democracy, by definition lol

[@colleenc9286]

​@MikeW165 no it is not by definition

[@MikeW165]

@@colleenc9286 you clearly don’t know what the definition of democracy is

[@Elvengem]

if its only a republic,then representatives and senators can get elected by people but mainly big money donations,and serve to represent the oligarchy mainly. Yes,that is why a republic favors oligarchy.we are led by special interests,and not want the majority of people need.

It used to be a Republic before Republicans stacked the courts, changed the laws and installed a king.

[@jeffhobbs3948]

Our mitary is dei so we all know that has damaged their abilities.

[@clintongriffin2077]

We have a successful system of checks and Balances. Only one side is asking crazy questions about the gears working

[@Elvengem]

judicial branch isnt balanced.Its living like vatican popes.

[@user-kj1od5ed7p]

fjb God bless Donald Trump fjb let's go brandon I agree fjb and everyone who supports him fjb

[@Elvengem]

hail to your dictator.

[@user-kj1od5ed7p]

@@Elvengem dictator for one day only

[@Elvengem]

@@user-kj1od5ed7p then he is already preparing to signing laws now in preparation for that one day.Scotus conservatives are prepared for the dictatorship and so is the oligarchy.

[@Max14163]

@@user-kj1od5ed7p Do you know what recursion is? It's kind of like how you really only need one wish instead of the usual three.