If a sitting US president woke up one morning and ordered an attack on, say, Idaho for no apparent reason, how far do you think the order would get? Are there emergency mechanisms in place to deal with a possibly mentally ill president?
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Not far at all. After all, haven't you ever heard the protestors say "No blood for spuds!"
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After Bill Clinton? I would there probably is.
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Nothing would happen,and the request would be denied.The president would probably required to take a medical examination.
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I suspect that the following sequence of events would occur. --President give order to attack Idaho . --Cabinet officers and military commanders question decision . --President gives specious reasons that Idaho is dangerous . --Presidents' subordinates resign rather than carry out his/her order. Many immediately go on CNN/FOX/MSNBC to warn country that President has gone loopy. . --Public pressure forces the Vice President and Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and declare the President unfit for official duties . http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Additional_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Amendment_XXV
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obviously not
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When it comes to military matters, the Secretary of Defense is #2 in the nation's heirarchy. Therefore, for any attack to take place, both would have to order it (same for the use of nuclear weapons). I suspect the SecDef would countermand the order and call for a cabinet meeting to invoke the 25th amendment.
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