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To: dcwusmc

Agreed. The Commander in Chief is a civilian without question. However, I believe in the eyes of the Supreme Law, he is titled a "civilian officer", along with the Secretary of War et al, vis-a-vis United States v. Burns (1870). Perhaps I'm overreaching, but I do think the U.S. CODE pertaining to civilian impersonation of an officer applies as the CiC is a civilian officer and beyond that the highest ranking officer in the entire military body.


192 posted on 09/17/2009 7:53:19 AM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: so_real

Sorry, I think you ARE overreaching here. The President (or in this case, the Pres__ent) has authority over the military ONLY AS the civilian that he is. He is not a military officer in any conceivable way, shape or form. He is merely the apex of the pyramid, but it is only one hat that he wears.

In the sense you’re intimating, no, the US Codes do NOT apply to the POTUS or even the pretender-in-chief.


193 posted on 09/17/2009 1:09:00 PM PDT by dcwusmc (We need to make government so small that it can be drowned in a bathtub.)
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