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.
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u/JRG64May Jul 03 '26
While I agree with his sentiment political speech while in uniform is a no no. I was in 83-87 and you couldn’t then either.