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It is in violation of many laws.
It is allowed because the federal law enforcement apparatus has been compromised by Trump. The remaining organization in charge of protecting the constitution is the military and they haven't done anything about him yet.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/08/2020 at 14:09 UTC*
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Comment by RiOrius at 16/08/2020 at 15:34 UTC
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The military isn't in charge of enforcing laws domestically. That's kind of an important part of the deal.
You don't want your military to be in charge of deciding when the civilians are acting up. Because when they're the ones that get all fascist, they're a lot scarier about it.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/08/2020 at 14:42 UTC
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They kind of can't do anything though. That's the big problem.
Refusing an unlawful order is set in stone and (relatively) easy to navigate. An example would be a soldier being ordered to kill a person who doesn't meet the criteria for use of deadly force. They should (and hopefully would) refuse that order and be fine.
Where it gets tricky is the oath to uphold the constitution. On the one hand, it's nice to imagine the military placing the President under arrest for violating the constitution. Swift action and resolution sound great. However, imagine a USA where the Joint Chiefs/SECDEF are of a similar mindset to this administration. There are plenty of legalese ways to interpret opposition to the president as a constitutional violation. Imagine that same swift action to arrest Schiff for investigating the president so passionately.
There's a fine line between defending the constitution and becoming the Gestapo.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/08/2020 at 17:10 UTC
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Exactly. I can not believe how many people I see on this sub everyday that think Justice will magically kick Trump out of the White House. He will just say the election was cheated by the democrats and stay in power. Who will stop him? He literally raped a 13-year old girl and is still in office.
Comment by dprophet32 at 16/08/2020 at 17:56 UTC
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It's been compromised by the entire Republican party. Trump did not do this alone. Do not lose sight of that fact.