I noticed nearly silence by the many republican supporters over the issues of the last 8 weeks. Like on the topic of the Republican controlled house of representatives taking an 6 week vacation in order to to keep the Epstein files from being voted on.
The administration insisting that it was the D's, and not the R's that was holding up food aid, wasn't getting any traction.
That the Democrats were showing up for work in congress throughout the shutdown. Crickets.
The release of some Epstein emails that proved that DJT lied yet again about his relationship being broken off with Epstein. There was shock, but no one was standing up and supporting him.
That he knew what was going on the island is almost a certainty, still quiet.
That DJT's banner waver in congress, MTG, is resigning in disgust, and now needs extra security. Whimpers.
But 6 lawmakers urging military members to "refuse illegal orders". And social media just explodes.
Many of the shouting is from veterans. A lot of them who have been quiet during the big reveals as this administration continues to torture and fleece the country with their incompetence and malfeasance, suddenly found their voices.
Their claims that these lawmakers are committing treason and sedition fall flat in the face of the culture of the US Military. The US Military is almost unique in the world. We swore an oath to the Constitution of the US. Not the president, the Constitution. It reads, "I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
Yes, it does say obey orders of the officers and regulations up to the President. But the overriding part of the oath is ..."support and defend the Constitution"...
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| Before someone tries to legalize the wiggle room here. This plaque is mounted at West Point. Where future Army officers see it for 4 years: |
The priority is LAW over ORDERS.
10's of millions have sworn the oath. That there is a duty to disobey ILLEGAL orders was taught in boot camp, to millions of soldiers and sailors.
65% of veterans voted for the DJT. See here... Why? I think it was down to they were not going to vote for a black woman. And were willing to accept the crap faux news was putting out. About the migrants that were NOT taking their jobs, or the few dozen trans athletes in collegiate sports. That was just an excuse they were telling themselves to justify voting for the white man, who demonstrated his incompetence in the first term, causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans. And leading an insurrection against the Republic.
Which was a violation of his oath as well. It was obvious to everyone.
The last 10 months have shown them what a deal with the devil they had made. Many of them are working their way, whether they realize it or not, through 7 steps to acceptance. Shock and denial, those we have seen a lot of in the last 10 months. Now many are on step 3, Anger. They know, that by supporting this con-man, that he was guilty of sedition and treason.
What Mark Kelly and 5 other law makers, 4 of which are veterans as well, was hold up a mirror to them. And they are ashamed.
