Pentagon Asked How SCOTUS Immunity Ruling Could Complicate Troops' Ability To Defy 'Immoral' Orders

Published 2024-07-02
Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder was asked about the Supreme Court's ruling on Presidential immunity and how it could affect troops' ability to defy traditionally illegal or immoral orders.

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All Comments (19)
  • @robroberts7093
    A national military of citizens replaced with a foreign military of insurgents and these generals are more then happy to play along.
  • @GregPrine
    Well, that was the most disconcerting answer, from a military official, I have ever heard
  • Troops swear to uphold the CONSTITUTION (first), then LAWFUL ORDERS.
  • @juanvaldez4575
    but, but, the famous austrian corporal followers where just following orders.
  • @rhoeft3617
    Good god. The narrative engineers at the state-run media really are that stupid!
  • @Elvengem
    the founders should have written term limits for judicial branch to avoid that too much power but why they forgot is dumb of them. now article 2 section 4 means nothing from scotus conservatives.
  • @quartytypo
    Supreme Court should not be exempt from prosecution by local DAs.
  • @nancyp1513
    We are not a democracy. We are a Constitutional Republic! Big difference!
  • @greebuh
    Damn ear any order they give is immoral
  • @Z-Bart
    "We follow orders son or people die. It's that simple". - A Few Good Men. Colonel Nathan R Jessup.
  • @fo6rf7rl4u
    Remove all troops if Trump wants troops, he can be the only troop there is if he got to have immunity so bad no man nor woman should have to pay for another man’s ego
  • @jeffhobbs3948
    Our mitary is dei so we all know that has damaged their abilities.
  • @hithere2076
    WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY, I'M SO TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT DEMOCRACY. WE ARE A REPUBLIC
  • We have a successful system of checks and Balances. Only one side is asking crazy questions about the gears working
  • @user-kj1od5ed7p
    fjb God bless Donald Trump fjb let's go brandon I agree fjb and everyone who supports him fjb