Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, on “Fox News Sunday,” said firing of top military lawyers was about making sure “they don’t exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens.”  Of course, because so much chaos and confusion exists in the Trump administration, this can, like almost everything Trump has said since becoming president, be interpreted in many ways. 
However, based on the administration’s actions to-date, I am convinced the administration is already positioning the military leadership in preparation for use of the armed forces against American citizens when that becomes necessary in Musk’s and Trump’s judgment. 
That may be tricky as members take an oath “I, ______, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So, help me God.”
I have had many relatives in the military dating back to the Revolution that I am sure, given the current situation, would choose to defend the Constitution over the illegal orders of Trump and Musk.  That certainly is the opinion of my father-in-law who served in the army in the Philippines in World War II.
Keith Steva
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