Message from @Zuluzeit

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2020-11-19 18:20:42 UTC  

I don't believe he has any authority to fire people not in the executive branch.

2020-11-19 18:21:07 UTC  

He can fire generals all day long, I think.

2020-11-19 18:21:21 UTC  

They don't really have much authority over the military.

2020-11-19 18:21:29 UTC  

They're primarily an advisory role.

2020-11-19 18:21:38 UTC  

JCS has more authority.

2020-11-19 18:21:43 UTC  

But it still isn't much.

2020-11-19 18:22:15 UTC  

Well he can have his people there do it...but I still think he can. Google time.

2020-11-19 18:22:45 UTC  

Congress has the general control over the military.

2020-11-19 18:22:48 UTC  

Pretty sure.

2020-11-19 18:22:51 UTC  

Not the president.

2020-11-19 18:24:46 UTC  

First one on the google search. Duke U.

2020-11-19 18:25:30 UTC  

Rather, some jurispundit published by Duke.

2020-11-19 18:27:06 UTC  

And if there is any question about his supreme authority, we could expect him to not try, of course.

2020-11-19 18:28:01 UTC  

No pattern of behavior or direct proclamation to the contrary or anything. Lol

2020-11-19 18:28:27 UTC  

Unfortunately the presidency does come with a lot of powers these days, which has been the slow degradation of the constitution over time.

2020-11-19 18:28:42 UTC  

But they are still restricted as to what they can do with the military.

2020-11-19 18:28:49 UTC  

For good reason, obviously.

2020-11-19 18:29:04 UTC  

They intentionally wanted the military to remain a-political.

2020-11-19 18:29:20 UTC  

He would never try something so brash anyway. It's not in his character.

2020-11-19 18:30:24 UTC  

By the time anyone could rule on it, it could be game over.

2020-11-19 18:30:47 UTC  

The degradation has been going strong and the garnering of more and more presidential power has been happening since roughly Lincoln I think.

2020-11-19 18:31:22 UTC  

When he suspended habeas corpus.

2020-11-19 18:32:09 UTC  

Bill Barr is about a extreme as it gets, in regard to presidential power. Like, frighteningly so. It's not even a secret.

2020-11-19 18:32:26 UTC  

I have mixed feelings about Barr.

2020-11-19 18:32:34 UTC  

I do not. Lol

2020-11-19 18:32:37 UTC  

His stance on Snowden irritates me greatly.

2020-11-19 18:33:00 UTC  

I personally think Snowden is a hero and should be pardoned.

2020-11-19 18:33:39 UTC  

He knew the price and did it anyway. He's a hero that is lucky to be alive.

2020-11-19 18:34:26 UTC  

I really hope he is pardoned by Biden/Harris.

2020-11-19 18:34:47 UTC  

But given Obama didn't pardon him, not sure about that.

2020-11-19 18:36:27 UTC  

I know it sounds harsh but his personal fate is of no consequence to me. It's a bigger deal than him and I'd wager heavily that he made his peace with it deep down.

2020-11-19 18:36:28 UTC  

@Zuluzeit, you just advanced to level 8!

2020-11-19 18:37:34 UTC  

Definitely sounds harsh, you are correct.

2020-11-19 18:39:01 UTC  

I'm not sure it would be a perfectly good idea to come back here either. A pardon would be ceremonial.

2020-11-19 18:40:08 UTC  

Oh, there are people that would love to prosecute Snowden.

2020-11-19 18:41:08 UTC  

lol youtube censored like 5 mins of solid questioning about evidence tho.

2020-11-19 18:41:08 UTC  

@mandarinorange, you just advanced to level 1!

2020-11-19 18:41:51 UTC  

least on my video. also the camera guys talked bad bout Rudy and everyone in the stream could hear them hahaha. poor trump

2020-11-19 18:44:12 UTC  

Did you guys watch the rudy press confrence? I caught the end. Was there any new evidence coming out?