“5. Being a former Marine he realizes the importance of having a Constitutionally qualified POTUS/CINC.”
Let’s be careful - Sotomayor and Obama are touting the value of having “empathy”, and this could be spun that way.
Colonel, USAFR
“Being a former Marine he realizes the importance of having a Constitutionally qualified POTUS/CINC.”
THIS is the important part, folks...
An Officer’s oath is to the CONSTITUTION, not to the President.
An unlawful leader cannot give a lawful order. And the Nurenburg trials set precedent in that an Officer can be held personally liable for following unlawful orders.
I dunno how it would be spun that way.
The Judge took an oath to support and defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic not only as a Marine, but again as a Judge.
He’s just upholding his oath of office.