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Trump’s First Executive Order May Be a Military Purge (newrepublic.com)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The order could place the military under the president’s total command, like never before.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

they can do a lot of damage before things take their course.

That's what I'm concerned about.

The supreme court and Congress are basically the only things to slow him down. They both did his bidding as a citizen.

What makes you think they'll resist meaningfully with the mandate of the people behind him?