The sergeant is a bit confused. He was sworn to DEFEND the Constitution not those elected constitutionally (assuming they were).
Now, first of all I don’t think there is a chance in hell that there will be a civil war anytime in the near future (certainly not in my lifetime). We will win this political battle by winning the hearts and minds of the people and at the ballot box. It is already happening.
But if there was a civil war, under the current political culture, I can guarantee you that 90% of the officer corps in the military are conservatives and have great disdain for the ‘rats, and that 65% of the troops are conservative also. They feel as we do: that the current leadership in Washington is trampling on the Constitution.
If a civil war broke out you would see a similar separation occur as it did during THE Civil War. Some would go with each side and entire units and military installations would side with the pro-constitutionalists (the conservatives).
As to the sergeant’s assertion that anyone calling for a civil war should banish the thought...I agree, but for different reasons. The Constitution is strong, it lives and we will beat back the socialists starting in November.
This creep is for sure confused about the oath he took.
He swore to defend THE CONSTITUTION against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
It was the GERMANS who swore a “leader oath.”
And “I was only following orders” didn’t work as an excuse on the gallows.