What I'm saying is that the videotape would have no relevance to Lakin's court-martial. Would anyone in the military have to do something about it? I suppose they'd be obligated to report information of criminal activity to the appropriate civilian authorities, as the president is a civilian. But, the military - to include military investigators and the military justice system - have no statutory authority to investigate civilians. This is why the DoD has established civilian investigative agencies - to do just that.
"From what you’re saying I could go tell my nearest troops to waltz across Texas and if they didn’t do it they would be disobeying lawful orders. Doesn’t matter who gave it to them, by what authority they gave it, or whether the command is in line with any higher authority."
If you think this is the import of what I have said, there is no hope.
If the chain of command gets their authority from somebody who may not even be a US citizen and is CERTAINLY ineligible to be the CIC, then I have just as much authority as they do. If any orders I gave would be unlawful because I’m not properly within the chain of command, then the same would hold true of anybody who hangs their authority on the Kenyan-born, criminal, current “de facto” commander in chief.
His bona fides are even less than mine. If it is laughable to think of me giving lawful orders, then it’s even MORE laughable for HIM to be able to initiate a directive that funnels down to the troops.