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vranasaurus · January 30, 2009, 06:08 PM

The only way a revolution would succeed would be if a fairly good sized prortion of the military sided with the revolutionaries. I could only see that happening if what the military was ordered to do violated the constitution in an egregious manner. It would probably require a bunch of general or flag officers in order to make that happen.

The military oath requires two things:

1. support and defend the constituion

2. obey the orders of the president and the officers appointed over you

I don't think the order of those two things in the oath is insignificant.

January 30, 2009, 06:08 PM	#24
vranasaurus Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Posts: 1,184	The only way a revolution would succeed would be if a fairly good sized prortion of the military sided with the revolutionaries. I could only see that happening if what the military was ordered to do violated the constitution in an egregious manner. It would probably require a bunch of general or flag officers in order to make that happen. The military oath requires two things: 1. support and defend the constituion 2. obey the orders of the president and the officers appointed over you I don't think the order of those two things in the oath is insignificant.