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points by Permik 1 day ago | 0 comments
As history has already shown during the Nuremberg Trials, "Following orders" doesn't absolve the individual responsibility of the people under command.
[–] jimbokun 1 day ago
Words have meaning.

Rogue would imply they are doing something at odds with the President’s wishes. The reality is worse.

[–] baron3dl 1 day ago
Pardon powers, OTOH...
[–] sagarm 1 day ago
The Republican way:

There are those the law protects but does not bind.

And then there's us.

I think we're deep into a post-law environment at this point, though. People who weren't bound by the law will not be protected by it either.