That is the primary fallacy of butter's logic. The President doesn't have the sole authority to delegate responsibilities "downstream." Congress has granted specific authority for various functions of the military to various military officials through Title 10 of the U.S. Code. The authority granted by Congress in Title 10 to those military officials doesn't become null and void just because the President is ineligible.
You didn’t include the next sentence of my post, which was the thrust of my argument: “Illegitimate, in the eyes of Joe America.”
The order may be technically legal, but in the eyes of the public does not pass the smell test. It raises eyebrows, it causes people to ask questions.
The situation is heartbreaking to me, and I would never empathize with, or condone someone violating their orders; the only exception to this being in defense of our precious Constitution, which this man has sworn to do.
A breakdown of the command chain is a calamity, certainly, that if not checked might lead to the ruination of the nation. The breakdown of the Constitution, however, IS the ruination of the nation. (There, I think those last 2 sentences maybe clarify my thoughts a little better.)