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   she hacked you (ekis@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 11:19:53 JST she hacked you

   it is really funny to me to see americans pretend like their system doesn't account for how to deal with trump

   hint: it just happened in south korea, oh it turns out their military isn't just for toppling democratically elected leaders abroad?

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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 11:19:52 JST feld

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     @ekis who is supposed to hold Trump accountable?
     
     - the military doesn't operate domestically
     - the Secret Service is his
     - the FBI isn't gonna turn on him
     - the DHS, ATF, CIA, and NSA aren't relevant here
     
     Who?
     
     The DC police? Virginia National Guard? Virginia State police?
     
     It's kinda weird I'm not sure who would execute warrants and arrests if it came to that
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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 11:26:24 JST feld

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     • Ben Ramsey
     @ramsey @ekis from what I can gather it's actually the US Marshalls who would arrest high ranking officials in the Executive branch.
     
     But who leads them? A guy Trump just put in a week ago lol
     
     
     https://www.usmarshals.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/usms-policy-directive-arrests.pdf
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     Ben Ramsey (ramsey@phpc.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 11:26:25 JST Ben Ramsey

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     • feld

     @feld @ekis It would have to be Congress, since the president controls law enforcement and the military.

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     Ben Ramsey (ramsey@phpc.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 11:29:16 JST Ben Ramsey

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     @feld @ekis They’re still under the DOJ, right? So, ultimately, they answer to the president. Since Trump signed an EO designating most federal employees as “political,” he can pretty much fire whomever he wants.

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     Ben Ramsey (ramsey@phpc.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 11:33:00 JST Ben Ramsey

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     • feld

     @feld @ekis I dunno. I’m pretty negative right now. It’s hard to have hope when you’re chronically depressed on top all this. *waves arms wildly*

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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 11:36:26 JST feld

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     • Ben Ramsey
     @ramsey @ekis this is like the dysfunction we had over the "drones" in Jersey everyone was freaking out about
     
     Who has authority?
     
     States, Counties and Cities don't have jurisdiction.
     
     DOD can’t investigate on US soil.
     
     FBI has no jurisdiction in the sky
     
     :sadwave:
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     feld (feld@friedcheese.us)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 12:07:23 JST feld

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     @skua @ekis
     
     Posse Comitatus Act is what I'm thinking of which ecologically forbids it. It was expanded beyond the Army to basically every military branch.
     
     > Sec. 15. From and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to employ any part of the Army of the United States, as a posse comitatus, or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laws, except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress;
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     skua (skua@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 12:07:24 JST skua

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     @feld @ekis
     US military officers are sworn to uphold the Constitution.

     Nothing in that oath about "not operating in the USA".

     If executive and/or congress and/or judiciary is trampling the Constitution then they are obligated to act to uphold the Constitution.

     Failure to do that would make them #Oathbreakers.