Reply #34: No, no, no, you misunderstand the restrictions

[MADem]

If you are in a prison camp held by the military, sure. If you are in a remote assignment as a civilian contractor and sign a document saying that by taking the job you submit to military control, you are subject to it--but you have to agree to it, unless you are a prisoner. It is very rarely used in this regard vis a vis American citizens, it is why sometimes civilians get in major trouble overseas and the foreign government hands them back to the military, thinking they are gonna take care of it, and the bum gets away with a crime with nothing more than a firing. Years ago, there was a proposal to put a circuit rider judge out in the overseas communities to handle these civilian cases, but it died, was resurrected a couple of years ago, and died again.

He is the civilian commander in chief of the Armed Forces. I know you do not like it, but that is the way it is. Civilian control of the military is the way we have always done it--it USUALLY makes sense, because a normal president understands the power and responsibility. Chimp thinks the uniformed services are his personal toy tin soldiers. He dishonors us all.