I actually wanna make a thing of this It is literally Pence's job to start 25th Amendment proceedings on Trump if he believes Trump is unfit That's what he's there for, that's why, under the modern Constitution, we have a fucking VP Him not doing it makes him just as guiltyhttps://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/1255332705081974785 …
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It's like the thing about unlawful orders and being unfit for command in the military You don't take an oath of absolute loyalty to your commanding officer you take an oath of loyalty to the COUNTRY
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If you've seen stuff like Dr. Strangelove or The Caine Mutiny or Crimson Tide If you're in the XO/second-in-command position, and your CO goes crazy or evil or otherwise unfit for command YOU HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO RELIEVE THEM OF COMMAND AND ORDER THEIR ARREST
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That's your duty, that's part of the point of your job You cannot let that buck pass to someone lower than you with less authority in the chain of command If you do ("Well it wasn't until all the troops revolted I saw there was a problem") you are in deriliction of your duty
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At whatever point you are in the chain of command you're responsible if you choose to just pass the illegal order down the chain and the higher you are in it the bigger that responsibility
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