To which I'd add one more panel:
A blank background captioned "Government's rules for itself"
Posted on 08/28/2021 6:02:08 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The authority of our institutions has been degraded through abuse of those institutions by those having charge of them.
There were two events over the past week that highlight a growing issue in American society. Following the deaths of 13 servicemen in Afghanistan, a Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, Stuart Scheller, made an online video in which he criticized his military superiors. He was promptly relieved of his military duties, and observers were quick to point out that his actions violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Also this past week, the Supreme Court ruled that President Biden's attempt to extend an eviction moratorium under the guise of COVID exigency was unconstitutional. This could not have surprised the president, as he thought his actions were unconstitutional when he undertook them. The president had, upon assuming office, taken an oath to defend the Constitution, yet he presumed to violate it anyway.
These two events are simply recent examples of a broader phenomenon: the increasing disregard of previously recognized authority. The actions of Lieutenant Colonel Scheller and President Biden are part of the same spectrum of disregard as the Portland Police standing idly by while Antifa rioters disrupt a lawful gathering, Nancy Pelosi flouting mask requirements for a public fundraiser, and people increasingly refusing to comply with capricious COVID mandates.
The observation that all of the people mentioned above publicly defied established authority does not imply that any or all of such actions were either justified or improper.
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Shouldn’t Xiden be relieved of duty too?
It is not just disrespect for authority that is the problem.
The bigger problem is the unequal treatment that those who disrespect authority receive for their actions.
The Col. Vindman response was he was permitted to retire with all benefits, however Ltc Scheller is kicked out immediately. He only has 17 year in so he is going to loose his benefits.
This unequal treatment does as much as anything to create disrespect for authority. What say you to that.
Consequences for the underlings, none for the elite. Hegseth’s panel on Laura Ingraham last night made the same point— how , as an officer, he would line up his troops day after day to search for one missing sidearm (I may have gotten some of the references wrong-it was a little inside baseball among three men who had been there, done that, while I haven’t) while McKenzie, Austin and Biden have just lost billions of dollars of equipment with no accountability.
Had you seen the latest on Vindman who contended that if Trump had been impeached, there “would have been 600,000 more Americans walking around today” (COVID deaths). That is full-blown psychosis, I think even MSM is going to try to hide him after that.
To which I'd add one more panel:
A blank background captioned "Government's rules for itself"
Soldiers are not supposed to make public statements criticizing their leadership, but when Trump was president, it was encouraged and celebrated. All bets are off and there is absolutely no credibility in government whatsoever. When the rules are ignored the outcome is in no one’s control.
I really respect the LTC who got fired.
The guy is just 2.5 years away from 20 years.
His future income plans were definitely based on a life time military pension and health care that just went down the toilet.
If that were drawn to scale, The Laws and Regs side would be so high that the constitution would be about the size of one pixel.
Couldn't agree more.
Somebody suggested a “Go Fund Me” for this man.
I don’t know how to do it, but he qualifies in my book.
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