-Life long conservative with a strong libertarian bent, non-partisan, not religious

-Realist, pragmatist

-Ex Army Infantry. Ranger Qual.

Best Regards.

I remember when I was in the military and in the interior of the Infantry fighting vehicles there was a red switch that stood out in such stark contrast to the olive drab walls. That switch had a spring-loaded cover on it that had to be lifted to gain access to the switch itself. The bright red color and the protective cover were precautions to ensure that the switch would be thrown only after conscious and deliberate thought, because to throw it was to blow the entire safety system; it was to be used only during a wartime emergency to circumvent the protective interlocks and staging of the system. The sign under the switch read COMBAT OVERRIDE.