I think its a pretty simple answer, and it should be, you know, if you're SecDef and the president tells you to do something that's clearly unconstitutional or illegal, you should tell him that and you can refuse to carry out an order of the president.
Mark Kelly emphasizes the importance of the Secretary of Defense's duty to refuse unconstitutional orders from the president.
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