Members of the Armed Forces of
the United States take the following oath:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will
support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the
orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the
Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
While it does eventually get
around to mentioning obeying the orders of the President of the United States, this
oath’s phrasing clearly describes its primary pledge in its first words where
it states that the person taking this oath “will support and defend the Constitution
of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” That duty,
sworn to by all members of our Armed Forces, takes precedence over any
secondary mention of obeying the orders of the President, whose powers are
clearly described in the Constitution which the oath taker swears to support
and defend. If obeying the President was
the primary purpose of the Oath, it would come first … but no, defending the
Constitution does.
Okay, here is the way it very
well may come down. Our President will
violate the Constitution either by trying to postpone the 2020 election, or if
defeated in it, refusing to give up his office.
The Democrats, with the support of the Supreme Court, will challenge the
President’s actions. If he doesn’t
comply, the Armed Forces will step in, removing him from office, living up to
the Oath its members take.
With each passing day, this
scenario seems increasingly likely. The
likelihood of a Presidential resignation beforehand is minimal because that is
not Trump’s style. When one of his
ventures fails, which his defeat in November would amount to, his modus
operandi is to walk away, leaving a trail of litigation to foul things up for
the next decade, but there will be no formal resignation. That would amount to an admission of guilt. This is what he will attempt to do if he manages to avoid
incarceration. The Presidency? Just another Trump University or Taj Majal Casino to walk away from.
JL
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