Ada Nestor | My Reflections from the Edge
The Dangerous Narrative
Let’s be clear: that isn’t “defending democracy.” That’s laying the groundwork for a coup.
The article paints a picture where the military must act as a moral check against the Commander in Chief. But the Constitution doesn’t work that way. The military doesn’t get to pick which president to obey or which orders it finds “comfortable.” Once you open that door, you destroy civilian control of the armed forces, the very foundation of our republic.
The Commander in Chief Clause
Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution is clear:
“The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States.”
That’s not conditional. It doesn’t say “unless The Atlantic disagrees.”
The President’s authority over the military is lawful, constitutional, and absolute, within the boundaries of law.
Every soldier swears an oath to uphold the Constitution, which includes obeying the lawful civilian authority of the President. That’s how the chain of command works. It’s not a matter of opinion. It’s the law.
What the Left Is Actually Suggesting
When publications like The Atlantic float the idea that the military should refuse orders, they’re signaling to the bureaucracy: “If you don’t like the election outcome, resist.”
That’s the same playbook they ran during Trump’s first term, leaks, sabotage, selective enforcement, and “whistleblowing” dressed up as moral duty.
It’s not about democracy. It’s about maintaining control through unelected power centers.
They want a military that answers to media narratives, not to the elected Commander in Chief.
The Real Crisis
Antifa and similar groups, with foreign financial ties, have been designated as domestic terrorist threats.
Millions of illegal immigrants are inside U.S. borders, with violent offenders among them. Yet some governors and mayors refuse to cooperate with federal enforcement, protecting the criminals instead of the citizens.
When states and localities openly defy federal law, it becomes a national security issue. The President has the constitutional authority, and obligation, to act.
That’s not overreach. That’s his job.
Presidential Authority to Restore Order
The Insurrection Act authorizes the President to use U.S. Armed Forces when:
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Insurrection, violence, or unlawful conspiracies obstruct federal law.
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A state refuses or fails to protect citizens’ rights.
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Federal property or personnel are under threat.
These powers aren’t “optional.” They’re the lawful tools a President uses when domestic security collapses.
To claim the military should refuse such orders isn’t principled dissent, it’s rebellion.
The Shutdown Leverage
Now ask the question no one in the media will touch:
Could the Democrats’ shutdown be a strategic move to disrupt Trump’s use of these constitutional powers?
Follow my logic:
Federal operations stall.
Military pay freezes.
Agencies slow-roll enforcement.
Media blames Trump for the chaos.
If you demoralize service members long enough, you create the perfect pressure point. Soldiers worried about feeding their families are easier to manipulate.
It’s cynical, but it’s calculated: starve the system, weaken morale, and hope the military refuses to carry out federal directives once order-restoration operations begin.
That’s not fiscal politics, that’s psychological warfare against our own defense structure.
The Real Threat
The people pushing this narrative aren’t defending democracy. They’re normalizing insubordination.
They want unelected generals and bureaucrats to overrule an elected President. That’s not “guardrails.” That’s a coup.
Once the military is conditioned to choose which President or which orders to follow, the republic ends quietly, under applause from the same “experts” who set the fire.
The Bottom Line
This isn’t about Donald Trump. It’s about the Constitution. Civilian control of the military separates America from every failed state on earth.
To advocate for mutiny under the banner of “saving democracy” is reckless and un-American.
The people pushing that idea aren’t patriots. They’re arsonists, lighting a match at the foundation of the republic while pretending they’re holding a torch of justice.
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