Right Lux!
Also look at the US Military Oath of Office for its Commissioned Officers:
I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
A Commissioned Officer’s first duty is to the US Constitution. Also notice no mention of “obeying the orders of the President and the orders of the officers appointed over me.”
Obviously, the Commissioned Officer must assume that all orders are essentially “lawful.” If an Officer thinks an order is “unlawful” then he or she has the duty and responsibility to discern the truth.
We are a Nation of Laws not thug-politicians, dictators, or usurpers!
Exactly...good post.
Exactly...good post.