Posted on 11/01/2013 2:14:13 PM PDT by don-o
A former top general and current executive at the Family Research Council says members of the military have considered staging a coup d'état against President, but will not because of civilian control of the military.
"People I've spoken to would like to see the military 'fulfill their constitutional duty and take out the president,' " retired Army Lt. Gen. William Boykin told World Net Daily, a website best known for pushing Obama "birther" conspiracy theories. "Our Constitution puts a civilian in charge of the military and as a result a coup would not be constitutional. You're not going to see a coup in the military."
"I talk to a lot of folks who don't support where Obama is taking the military, but in the military they can't say anything," Boykin said.
Boykin, an evangelical Christian who is now the executive vice president of the Family Research Council, was publicly repudiated by President Bush twice in 2003 for saying Muslims worship an "idol" and not "a real God." Last year, Boykin abruptly pulled out of appearing at a West Point ceremony after controversy erupted over the invitation. (Boykin has also said Islam "should not be protected under the First Amendment" and that there should be "no mosques in America" because "a mosque is an embassy for Islam and they recognize only a global caliphate.")
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...
We need to realize that Islam itself is not just a religion—it is a totalitarian way of life. It’s a legal system, sharia law; it’s a financial system; it’s a moral code; it’s a political system; it’s a military system. It should not be protected under the First Amendment, particularly given that those following the dictates of the Koran are under an obligation to destroy our Constitution and replace it with sharia law.
Sure does.
Yep. Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince.’ (In this case, the princess.)
Really? Not if it was in defense of an illegal coup by someone who lied to get elected...then lied to get his socialist law enacted.
Excerpted from the WND......
He has a real large minority of “brothers” in the military. Don’t know what to make of them.
National Journal is a steaming pile. It purposely crafts the most deceptively inflammatory, anti-conservative merde it can find, and shoves it right out there.
Sedition is legal. That’s why we can’t prosecute American communists.
He lied, yes. Maybe the biggest campaign lie in American history.
As to the "illegal coup" thing, you're dreaming.
Geez that guy should have known you don’t leave witnesses if you’re going to kill Hitler. Note - kill EVERYONE in Hitler’s car.
They are beating the bushes hoping to flush out anything.
Orders from the paranoid of the united states.
Nooo I think Larry Sinclair or Reggi Love wants to go out with the El Presidente =)
be still my heart
Notice he combined both questions and answered them both ...
Well, the military has thought about it, but will never do it because ...
Patriots are being waylayed.
I wouldn’t put too much stock in this being true...he is a true leftist scumbag funded by George Soros.
“Alex Seitz-Wald. Seitz-Wald enjoys mocking right-wing conspiracy theorists”
Alex Seitz-Wald is the Assistant Editor of ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Alex grew up in California and holds a B.A. in international relations from Brown University. Prior to joining ThinkProgress, Alex interned at the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS
The line between sedition and treason is very thin, if it even exists.
The Founding Fathers (especially John Adams) stated that the US Constitution cannot rule those who are immoral and irreligious, except to the punishment of such people. Those who lie against the USA (the mildest form of sedition) are not moral.
It would indeed be a left-wing moonbat who quotes “rightwingwatch” as though it were a legitimate source.
I think they are just looking for their Reichstag fire, to declare martial law, and assume dictatorial powers. I don't know how much different that would be, compared to what it is already like.
I think I mentioned to you, that I went Galt on Sept 14. It's great.
The name is Galt. Mark Galt.
Sedition is legal. That’s why we can’t prosecute American communists.
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