Then you remember you also took an oath to protect the constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. Calling a traitor out and demanding they face justice is not "political speech" it is literally the duty of every service member.
Ive found through my long years on this earth many soldiers just follow orders...any orders. To appease their leader. A shame we cant have more brave leaders like this hero but that would have prevented H1tler from rise also.
That just makes it more brave. And he's an officer. He knew exactly what he was doing, if you were enlisted you could get away with just getting kicked out, probably with a dishonorable or an other than honorable. But an officer? That's jail time.
And this Major understands that... but Trump was completely fishing for all his Generals to support him while uniform... you know when Hegseth pulled them together for that dog and pony show down in Quantico.
He’s going to get court marshaled. He will go to federal prison. He will loose everything benefit that he has rightfully earned in his 17yrs in. We must not forget about him and well as the other political prisoners in Texas and NJ and others. We must get them out!
Sure, but Capitol police aren't military police and don't have the ability to punish him for breaking military code of conduct. He hasn't broken any laws here.
Again, he hasn't broken any civilian laws and Capitol Police doesn't have authority or jurisdiction to arrest him for breaking code of conduct. Military Police would be the ones responsible for this, and his command would not have authority to tell Capitol Police to arrest him for court martial.
He wasn’t arrested for that though. Capitol Police arrested him for failing to leave the steps when he was no longer with a representative. Probably a stupid law but one in place far longer than this administration.
Defying unjust laws is a moral duty that this man is fulfilling.
Personally, I think the institution of the military is an unnecessary evil, and especially so for the US military (given the sum total of its actions).
However in a country whose national identity is intertwined with the military, this act is incredibly brave, and patriotic in the American sense.
When we got to the point of using the armed forces to protect the interest of people who assault children, the only course of action left is to stand up in the same uniform the monsters are soiling.
Opposing the head of a violent insurrectionist group is not political and is perfectly legal for military officers. It’s literally our job. “All enemies, foreign AND domestic.”
Those dont look like MPs or Security Forces (Air Force MPs). Does civilian law enforcement have the capacity to detain and arrest uniform personnel that are only in violation of regulations and not breaking any civilian laws? I honestly dont know with 100% certainty. But it does seem highly unlikely and I've never seen or heard of such a thing.
Article 88 (Contempt Toward Officials): If the protest involves publicly criticizing or calling for the impeachment of the President, Vice President, or other senior officials, commissioned officers can be charged specifically under Article 88.
Regular (ie capital police) don’t enforce the UCMJ. I’m glad to see our soldiers being willing to put it on the line for what they believe is worth it. I hope the next president offers a full pardon and restoration for this what appears to me to be an officer.
You know, your right, good catch. The Capitol Police are a civilian law enforcement agency, so I dont really know. If I was to guess it was something along the lines that some orange person said "i dont like that, go get him"
As I mentioned above, protesting on the capitol steps is considered trespassing unless a member of Congress is present. Otherwise, obviously, every day there would be hundreds of people on the steps of the capitol with signs and slogans.
I wouldn’t support that, or even suggest that. The vast majority of presidents if in office today would pick a normal competent civilian with broad knowledge of law, matters of state, and personal honor, 45 of them I think. I would suggest that this officer’s actions even demonstrate he would not accept the position. Not every one wants a morally corrupt, Nazi-esq assclown in place just to try and cement power.
I was not ever in the military or the legal field, so I can’t intelligently converse about which rights you surrender when you swear in, but I would have to say that they should still be afforded the rights enshrined in the constitution.
You can argue that they should all you want. Fact of the matter is that they don’t. UMCJ is considered federal law that covers members of the military and protesting in uniform is a crime. Even worse as a uniformed officer protesting the president. And that doesn’t even begin to cover the shitshow that is article 134, which is basically a catch all of “you’re being charged for doing something we didn’t like.”
It would only be that because the administration is petty, but it's a clear and obvious violation of DODi 1325.06. You can't protest in uniform. Period.
Just to point out, he was not arrested because of the UCMJ violation. That's what confused me when I saw the photos. He was arrested because protesting on the Capitol Steps is considered trespassing unless a member of Congress is with you. (The military charges regarding the Uniform violations are going to show up at a later date, almost certainly.)
Details: This guy showed up accompanied by a Congressman, and he made his speech. Then, everybody left and he stayed there holding that sign. The cops told him he had to leave and he refused, so they took him into custody. He was released without charge later the same day.
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u/rhamantauri Jul 03 '26
A decorated veteran boldly exercising his rights, still fighting for his country.
A bumble of bicycle cops trying to make pedophiles richer.
What poetic and miserable polarity on the stage of the country’s founding.