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JPK

(651 posts) Tue Jun 2, 2020, 08:14 PM Jun 2020

Post this administration....

Can the head of the joint chief of staff be tried for treason if he violates his oath to the Constitution by ordering federal troops to suppress protesters when the next admin takes over?

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Post this administration.... (Original Post) JPK Jun 2020 OP

No. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1

Can he be court martialed and lose his pension? Karadeniz Jun 2020 #2

For what, and who's going to do it? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #3

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)

1. No.

Reply to JPK (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2020, 08:20 PM

Jun 2020

Karadeniz

(22,492 posts)

2. Can he be court martialed and lose his pension?

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 2, 2020, 08:24 PM

Jun 2020

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)

3. For what, and who's going to do it?

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 2, 2020, 08:30 PM

Jun 2020

The chairman of the joint chiefs is appointed by the president but he's only an advisor to the Pentagon and the president, and he has no command authority. If he has no command authority how can he be responsible for the actions of other military commanders who answer to the Pentagon?

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