It's a serious threat in more ways than many would imagine. Take command authority as one example. All legal authority for military orders flows from the commander-in-chief.
An illegal commander -in-chief puts the military at direct odds with their sworn oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
“An illegal commander-in-chief puts the military at direct odds with their sworn oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.”
Well, at least Terry Lakin recognized that fact. Joint Chiefs, not so much.
“All legal authority for military orders flows from the commander-in-chief.”
...such as ordering the upcoming ‘punishment’ for 5 American soldiers who were simply assigned a duty that included burning trash. Authority that may, in fact, permit these same soldiers to be turned over to and tried in Afghan Islamic courts, under rules/laws that can impose death sentences, as burning a Koran does in Iran.
But hey, let’s not worry about whether the CIC is actually legal in and of himself in the position with which he is currently authorized to hold. Nah. Who cares?
/something, and it ain’t sarcasm and it ain’t ridicule and it ain’t a rant.