Bush's Martial Law Act of 2007

[Yznhymr]

Originally Posted by glatt

If you were in the military or law enforcement, and he suspended elections and declared martial law, would you follow his orders, or shoot him in the back?

Under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice), the military is required to follow all Lawful Orders. If the Commander in Chief submits an unlawful order, that would be interrpreted as such by Sr. Military Officers such as the Chief of Staff, and the orders would not be passed down to the enlisted men that would actually carry out the order. However, if the Commander in Chief did submit a Lawful Order, then each person assigned the specific orders are required to carry them out, and failure to do so would bring about a court martial, or some other punishment as outlined in said UCMJ.