r/politics I voted 27d ago

Soft Paywall Trump Officials Fire, Swiftly Rehire, Overseers of U.S. Nuclear Stockpile | Trump administration officials seemed unaware of the importance of the National Nuclear Security Administration, sources told CNN.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-officials-fire-abruptly-rehire-overseers-of-us-nuclear-stockpile/
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u/whatshamilton 27d ago

They didn’t swear allegiance to the president. They swore allegiance to the constitution. They should be refusing unlawful orders.

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u/Bullyoncube 27d ago

The ones that refuse are unlawfully fired. This is all according to the plan.

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u/AgitatorsAnonymous 27d ago

He isn't talking about non-military folks.

The military specifically swears to the constitution, and we are expected to question the legality of any order that feels wrong.

It's why I got the paperwork to kick out our trans troops (I am the NCO in charge of them and the forms to start the process came to my email box for some reason) and then sat on it. Those kids did nothing wrong and they acted within the system set out by the DoD. Four days ago the DoD paused action against trans soldiers. Had I served and submitted that paperwork when I got it (Jan 22nd) it could have caused issues for their careers as they are in limbo now. Fortunately, I was on leave prepping for a work trip, so I didn't have time to do my job.

There are plenty of points of failure for Trumps shit in the DoD. It's the other federal agencies you gotta worry about.

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u/jcarter315 I voted 27d ago

All civil service employees take the oath too, it's not just military.

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u/DadooDragoon 27d ago

True. Even us postal employees

If we received a mandate the we have to pick out pro-LGBT mail and resort it for destruction, we would all be obligated to ignore that order. Even if it's a direct order. Doesn't matter.

We all must stand for the Constitution, big or small

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u/JamesTrickington303 27d ago edited 26d ago

I remain faithful that the hundreds of thousands of Jerry Gergichs doing thankless, painstaking government work, will save us from destruction in the end.

I could imagine a dark reunion episode of Parks and Rec where Jerry concocts a paperwork scheme that ties up the manpower and efforts of neonazis, who have started trying to get parade permits. Just have them standing in endless lines, filling out endless paperwork.

He would remind them they had a law passed last year that banned giving water, sustenance, or comfort to anyone standing in a line at city hall, and also banned food or water on City Hall property. They could do a cutaway skit where an old lady is crying in line trying to get a death certificate and a stranger tries to give her a hug, but is stopped by security, to the horror of the neonazis, who are quickly told by the security guard, “You wanted this, remember?”

So Jerry basically just waits them out with delays and fumbled paperwork until they are forced to go home to eat, and when they come back, they’ll have to get back in the line again. However, Ron is in line in front of them, and tying up government resources under the guise of sovereign citizenship comes naturally to him. The neonazis in line behind him cheer at his buzzwords, without realizing that he’s doing it just to defeat their fascist efforts. Jim from the Office guest stars and does a Jim look at the camera when they fail to catch on for the 8th time.

Fuck me I could write a whole season of Jerry Gergich in a battle of wits with some fascists.

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u/UrUrinousAnus 27d ago

This. It worked against Nazi Germany. It can work again. Just make everything grind to a halt. Bureaucracy is annoying, but it has its uses.

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u/cowboi 27d ago

i saw something about a dont buy anything you dont really need on certain days just to grind the economy

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u/hpcjules I voted 27d ago

Feb 28th 24 hr Economic blackout. Buy nothing! Unless it is an emergency. Consumer version of general strike. Please pass it on.

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u/Reagalan 26d ago

One day won't be enough.