"Donald Trump's decisions-sending the National Guard into American cities over the objections of local leaders and firing Judge Advocate General's Corps lawyers who help determine if an order is legal-send a message to the historically apolitical armed forces."
""What he's trying to do is circumvent the disciplined senior leadership and appeal for personal loyalty to the younger, noncommissioned and enlisted soldiers," Schake says."
""The pressure from this Administration-there's been nothing like it since at least the constitutional crisis of 1866-68.""
The President deployed the National Guard into American cities despite objections from local leaders and removed Judge Advocate General's Corps lawyers who assess legal orders. Invocation of the Insurrection Act would unlock almost unlimited executive powers. The pattern of decisions signals an effort to circumvent disciplined senior military leadership and to appeal for personal loyalty among younger, noncommissioned and enlisted personnel. The historically apolitical armed forces are experiencing unprecedented pressure comparable to the constitutional crisis of 1866–68. These developments undermine legal oversight, risk politicizing military institutions, and threaten established civil-military norms and checks on executive authority.
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