06-23-2016, 07:44 AM
(06-22-2016, 11:12 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: The upper echelons of the Armed Forces are not going to commit war crimes. Not that anyone wants to think a coup possible, a military coup is the definitive impeachment. No, you are not going to start a war for your glory and the corrupt gain of your cronies. The military would go through the line of succession to find someone willing to adhere to the Constitution who is eligible for the Presidency. The pretext for the removal of Donald Trump would be disability -- that anyone who commanded war crimes would have to be insane or senile, and thus acting un-Constitutionally.
There would not be military government. Whoever would act as President would not face military interference.
War crimes are literal "high crimes and misdemeanors" suitable for impeachment. They have never been named in any bill of impeachment.
I'd think the military's role would be to refuse to follow illegal orders then to notify Congress so Congress could consider impeachment. Use of force would in theory not be necessary or appropriate. Of course, refusing to follow orders, even of questionable legality, is a risky career move.
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