BTRTN: Uncorked... Rebublicans Count on a Coup Rather than the Constitution

[reggieandlee]

5. A good point...

... Although I do believe that Kelly and Mattis are patriots, and that they would not disobey the President for the purpose of permanently seizing power, but rather for the goal of preventing an imminent catastrophe. Yet the implication of the action is the same. Once it has been established -- and condoned -- that the military can act independently of the President, then our constitutional form of government no longer sits on a solid foundation. Future military leaders will have a huge precedent for independent actions and rogue behavior. That is why the Republicans must adhere to the Constitutional remedies -- not an expedient and utterly gutless end-around.