05-02-2025, 08:44 AM
Smote wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
It is not 1780. The Red Coats are not lining up like lambs to the slaughter while the mountain boy patriots hide in the hills.
Back to 2025, you're saying Smote that you believe at least some American forces would turn on their countrymen, thus the need for civilians to heavily arm themselves. But not enough to make impossible for said civilians to prevail in the battle?
Personally I don't think that's a likely scenario.
I don't believe Trump will legally win the right to act upon any of the things listed in his crazy EO.
There will be no need for troops to disobey illegal orders, because none will be issued. Though that could make a good movie.
I don't trust the civilian politicians in charge of DOD now, but I do trust our military commanders.
Trump issues illegal orders hourly. Just that none have involved our military opening up on fellow US citizens on US soil. Might never happen. But he could make that order at any minute. The fact that we are even discussing it says voluimes.
I agree with you 100%
But I don't expect military leaders to go along with any such illegal order. I think even Rump knows these are guardrails he can't push over. He loves the tough guy threat though.