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      The law doesn’t matter anymore. It’s been established by the supreme court that a sitting republican president can break any law.

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        If it doesn’t matter anymore then ignore the fascists and tell them no.

        You really like this “comply in advanced out of fear” rhetoric don’t you?

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          It’s not complying if you resign. Difference is whether you’re replaced after refusing to kill people or before - but you’ll be replaced and the next guy will kill people regardless. If you quit before as a high profile individual, you can signal that something is off. If you don’t quit, you may get martyr’d. Which I think most people don’t want, especially anyone with family.

          Worse, an insider reports that the generals were all monitored for signs of discomfort and disapproval during the speech. They’re being watched. Anyone not loyal to Trump first and foremost, is going out. Anyone who actually disobeys orders may or may not find their family deported to South America, Africa, whereever, as terrorists. I suspect some of these generals are currently more afraid for their families than you are.

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            GTFO with your shameful defeatist rhetoric.

            Anyone who actually disobeys orders may or may not find their family deported to South America, Africa, whereever

            Not. Trump literally has no such power to do anything like this to Americans.

            I suspect some of these generals are currently more afraid for their families than you are.

            I suspect you are way more afraid of Loserapist Trump than normal Americans who know their rights and can think clearly are. Trump wants you do be afraid. His power depends primarily on you being a spineless coward instead of a proud American who inherited the oldest democracy in the world. You are playing right into his hands.

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              Normal Americans are already being deported. Look at the list of things that make you a terrorist now. Good luck, I’m watching with pop corn because people like you aren’t willing to admit the rule of law is dead.

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              Like I said, these people have families. That specific general said he’s retiring “because of family matters”.

              The fuck kinda father is going to put his own children and (if he has them) grandchildren into danger?

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                The kind of patriots that founded our country. They had families too, and they took dangerous stands so their families wouldn’t have to live under tyranny.

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                  Were most of them not regular people? I’m talking about generals, people currently being surveilled for any disloyalty.

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                    I’m talking about generals, people currently being surveilled for any disloyalty.

                    Did you not know that most American generals in the Revolutionary War including George Washington had prices on their heads for their disloyalty to the king?

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                    You think regular people in the rebellion weren’t putting their lives and families at risk? If anything generals actually have an oath to defend the Constitution from tyranny and should be more obligated and dedicated to the cause.

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      Nobody fucking knows the law anymore -_-

      Problem is, neither do the judges it seems. I wouldn’t be surprised if something almost as bad as this happens, and the courts side with Trump and friends.

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        The courts are not siding with Trump most of the time.

        The rulings don’t stop him.

        We shouldn’t let them stop us either.

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          Isn’t it the judges who would then issue orders of contempt, or whatever it’s called, calling for the arrest of people who don’t follow their rulings?

          ~Not rhetorical.~

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            Apparently arrests only happen to the non rich and non powerful.

            Trump has done things that would land you or me in prison for the rest of our lives.

            I think judges are too cowardly to arrest the president