PSA: The world is not ending

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/09/2016 at 00:31 • Filed to: Politics

I would just like to remind everyone that the world is not in fact ending. The president is not all powerful. He can’t make laws. Nor can the president launch nukes on their own. There are 3 branches of government designed to keep each other in check.

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DISCUSSION (28)

X37.9XXS > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/09/2016 at 00:33

I am afraid you are wrong. The President can initiate a nuclear strike all by himself

Noah - Now with more boost. > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/09/2016 at 00:33

it is though. for starters ill be embarrassed to be american until 2020

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/09/2016 at 00:34

This is true, even in these last few day of the election it’s become apparent that Trump is a puppet. I mean his campaign management team took away his Twitter account, do you really think they’re going to let him make decisions while he’s in office?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/09/2016 at 00:34

Yes but he has a red house and Senate and is going to pick at least one justice so.........

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > X37.9XXS
11/09/2016 at 00:37

He can order one, but it has to be confirmed

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Command_Authority

Nauraushaun > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/09/2016 at 00:37

You’d think the humble Commodore was exempt from the madness going on over in the states, not so! It’s all my office are talking about down in Melbourne. A lot of people are very concerned.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Noah - Now with more boost.
11/09/2016 at 00:38

I got my passport ready though. Enjoy the last remaining Obama days.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Nauraushaun
11/09/2016 at 00:40

Maybe I’ll move to Australia if things do actually go to shit. At least you guys have v8 utes

X37.9XXS > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/09/2016 at 00:43

Only the President can direct the use of nuclear weapons, including the Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP). While the President does have unilateral authority as commander-in-chief to order that nuclear weapons be used for any reason at any time, the actual procedures and technical systems in place for authorizing the execution of a launch order requires a secondary confirmation under a two-man rule, as the President’s order is subject to secondary confirmation by the Secretary of Defense. If the Secretary of Defense does not concur, then the President may in his sole discretion fire the Secretary. The Secretary of Defense has legal authority to approve the order, but cannot veto it.

And you think that Trump’s SecDef is going to say no

hike > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/09/2016 at 00:47

This is the scary part. Congress is Republican, but the saving grace might be the Republicans who dislike trump.

Axial > X37.9XXS
11/09/2016 at 00:47

Get fired...or authorize nuclear war. Hmmmm...

The guy with the keys still has to follow through with the order. It always ultimately comes down to the men in the field, not the CO hundreds or thousands of miles away.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > X37.9XXS
11/09/2016 at 00:47

I’d like to think there aren’t 2 morons that would start a nuclear war. I hope you’re not seriously concerned about Trump launching nukes. Trump may only care about Trump, so why would he destroy the world he lives in?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > hike
11/09/2016 at 00:50

That’s a really big “if.” as much as I’d love for him not to be able to do anything, it seems he might be able to get things done.