All of this is obvious to a person who views human interaction through the lens of science

Yes, but not the Law.

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In, say, Trump’s case, having broken the laws, he rendered himself no longer protected by the law; having violated the Constitution, he rendered himself no longer protected by the Constitution – and no longer qualified to serve as POTUS, whose job is (among other things) to protect the Constitution: A person who violates the Constitution cannot be hired to protect it and moreover is not protected by it.

Unfortunately it falls now to the discretion of the army whether they want to enforce that or not. No one else is going to do it, it seems.

They are currently trying to figure that out

Yes they are. I guess we will find out on 20 January what their conclusion is.

I'm an atheist raised by atheists. We did all the non-religious Xmas stuff. Tree, presents, big meal, etc. Our tree didn't have a star or an angel on top. We didn't go to mass or have a manger scene. I honestly didn't even know about that aspect of Christmas until I was an older kid and saw what friends had at their place.

I know Jewish people who do Xmas just because it's so much a part of the American culture and they grew up being basically forced to participate in school and with their non-Jewish friends.

Now as a singleton with no kids and no family nearby I usually do nothing or get Chinese food with the other non-participants. I used to work, to cover for the people that do participate, but my current job just closes for the week between Xmas and New Years so I'm off regardless.