Excellent article by an experienced expert witness in military court-martial trials. As always, this is a complex issue best explained by someone who does this stuff for a living and understands the subtleties
BuzzfeedMeDaddy on
Legit, every soldier signing up knows they swear an oath to the Constitution, not just to the big man upstairs at the WH. Respecting the chain of command means squat if the orders contradict core legal and ethical principles.
StrangerFew2424 on
*under anyone
whoistjharris on
“I was just following orders,” doesn’t keep you safe if you have to go to trial.
Pyju on
Remember when Republicans called themselves the “party of law and order”?
Much-Instruction-807 on
This isn’t controversial and anyone who does is an authoritarian bootlicker.
wrenchedups on
Bill Barr responded to an interview question about the future. He was asked if he was concerned with history’s accounting of his term as AG. He said it depended on who writes the history.
Same idea here. Who will be responsible for interpreting extra-constitutional soldiering at the relevant times going forward? Justice depends on what the administration of the day decides it is.
GymJordansLockerRoom on
The Trump administration has a stranglehold on all 3 branches of government and laws don’t matter to them. We need daily action and mobilization against this regime.
Zaius1968 on
Under any president actually. But most importantly Trump.
soon2Brevealed on
SEMPER FI applies to all branches. APPLIES TO THIS MOMENT MORE THAN EVER… Marines got it right, from the start- ALWAYS FAITHFUL- to the constitution.
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Excellent article by an experienced expert witness in military court-martial trials. As always, this is a complex issue best explained by someone who does this stuff for a living and understands the subtleties
Legit, every soldier signing up knows they swear an oath to the Constitution, not just to the big man upstairs at the WH. Respecting the chain of command means squat if the orders contradict core legal and ethical principles.
*under anyone
“I was just following orders,” doesn’t keep you safe if you have to go to trial.
Remember when Republicans called themselves the “party of law and order”?
This isn’t controversial and anyone who does is an authoritarian bootlicker.
Bill Barr responded to an interview question about the future. He was asked if he was concerned with history’s accounting of his term as AG. He said it depended on who writes the history.
Same idea here. Who will be responsible for interpreting extra-constitutional soldiering at the relevant times going forward? Justice depends on what the administration of the day decides it is.
The Trump administration has a stranglehold on all 3 branches of government and laws don’t matter to them. We need daily action and mobilization against this regime.
Under any president actually. But most importantly Trump.
SEMPER FI applies to all branches. APPLIES TO THIS MOMENT MORE THAN EVER… Marines got it right, from the start- ALWAYS FAITHFUL- to the constitution.