This is a rediculously short sighted, and dangerous attitude, Rich. One which I fundamentally disagree with.
Our people serving in such posituion take an oath, first and foremost, to "protect and defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic, and to bear TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME."
So, Rich, we actually do hire them to watch out for the constitution.
And thank God we do.
Otherwise you end up with mindless robots who end up giving their allegaince to the leader, and not to the underlying principles. We are dangerously close to that stage now, and attitudes like this almost ensure that we will go over that cliff.
As I see it, as to upholding the oath and ensuring that he did not do things contrary to the constitution, that is precisely what this individual did, he kept his oath to the Constitution and disopbeyed orders he felt violated that oath and told us all about it.
Therefore, in my estimation, it is the people asking him to break THAT OATH who are the traitors. Who are fundamentally violating very specific and clear provisions and amendments to the Constitution because it they think they are smarter and have a higher morality than the people whom they serve.
Kudos to this man for having the strength to stand up to the criminal kabal that has infected our government. God bless and protect him for so doing...and may tens of thousands more stand up and do the same.
Thank you.
I wonder how FReepers would feel about a soldier refusing a “lawful” order to kill American citizens. Would that soldier be a patriot or a traitor?
I would call him a patriot.