If convicted, yes. He understood the risk. If we are to be a nation of laws, then the sentence must be carried out.
And yes, I believe Obama is a usurping turd that’s undeserving of a toilet. My hope is that all goes well in this instance, but if it doesn’t, the decision must be respected.
“He understood the risk. If we are to be a nation of laws, then the sentence must be carried out.”
I’d rather live in a nation that does indeed have laws, but also a nation that mistrusts government, that is merciful toward well intended patriots, and that has congress members who take their oaths seriously enough to prevent this kind of madness.
But the Court has a wide range of possible penalties. Some of the charges carry a "punished as a Court Martial shall direct". They could punish him by docking him a month or 6 months pay. If that what they wanted to do.
Remember these are all "Good Order and Discipline" type "crimes", punishing him too heavily could be counterproductive in that regard.