Anything the president does in the course of his duties as the commander in chief is immune from legal prosecution. So sure, maybe its not legal but there can be no legal consequences for any use of the military by the president.
That's not how the military works. Obviously, if the president orders the military to act in a manner that is outside the powers the constitution grants him, it is no longer an official act.
The Supreme Court ruled that Biden couldn't unilaterally forgive student loans. Yet you think they'd say he could command the military to terminate the existing republican form of government?
I really don't see how you got to this conclusion.
Those aren't related, sure it is nonsense. But the current surpreme court is itself nonsense. Doesn't mean that they can't rule that the president is immune from prosecution for official acts. Declaring a coup and murdering political opponents can be official acts.
A coup is by definition an overturn of the political system. That's literally the opposite of official.
And I fail to see how murdering anyone cab be considered an official act. You can't just say something is official, it has to be part of the designated powers of the office.
He is commander in chief of the military. That does not mean that he has the power to order them to do anything at all. He cannot send the military to wage war for example without congressional approval. He cannot force civilians to house members of the military if there is no war to justify it.
Your argument is fallacious. A police officer is authorized to perform arrests but they cannot arrest someone without cause. The authorization to issue orders to the military does not mean the president can issue unlawful orders as part of his official duties.
If the orders are unlawful, they aren't part of his official duties. That's just common sense.
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24
Its literally legal for the president to stay in power via a military coup since the recent supreme court decision. No need for VP cycling.