[Salamander]

“Isn’t their accepting orders from Obama potentially carrying out illegal orders?”

If it does turn out he’s not constitutionally eligible, they’re ALL open to international prosecution for war crimes.

If I were military, that would scare the snot outta me.

Maybe the leaders of Iraq and Afghanistan should ask for his BC.

[GAB-1955]

If Obama is not constitutionally eligible to be President, then Joe Biden’s term would have started on January 20, 2009. We know Biden is an American citizen, and in case the President-elect is unable to become President before his term starts, the Vice-President-elect becomes President. Since Cabinet officials are confirmed by the Senate, I could see an embarrassing number of re-signatures to legislation passed since then, but nothing would remove the validity of the constitutional President.

Like Britain, we never have an interrex. Someone in the U.S. always has the power of the Presidency, right until the last Cabinet official is exhausted. And the Senate confirms candidates.

[Munz]

>If it does turn out he’s not constitutionally eligible, they’re ALL open to international prosecution for war crimes.<

Only if they KNEW or had evidence to the fact.
That the congress has passed him in his “eligibility test” makes them exempt from this.

Now if they start making a fuss and show some questioning in that, then after they show some reluctance, then the argument can be made that they thought he was not truly in a position to give orders, but they followed them anyway.

It’s a catch 22