I had intended to include this in the preceding piece, but it slipped my mind as I went along and I don't wish to insert it there now.

As a member of our nation's armed forces, I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. There is no oath to the commander in chief. We swear to obey the orders, the lawful orders of the commander in chief, but we swear no oath to him. (Or her. Someday.)

Foundational to the Constitution of the United States is the idea that all citizens are equal before the law.

We know from experience, as a practical matter, that this is often not the case. But that is not from design, it is from a failure to keep faith with the values imbued in the Constitution. So it is no excuse to abandon those values.

The Supreme Court ruled that the president is above the law, even in the limited circumstances that Justice Roberts seems to feel justifies this dishonorable betrayal of every veteran who swore an oath to support and defend Constitution of the United States.

How can all Americans be entitled to "equal protection under the law," if the law of the land is that one man is above the law?

This was a slap in the face of every veteran.

A sign of contempt for the value of their service and sacrifice.

And every bit congruent with the contempt and ignorance and narcissistic nihilism of the man who appointed three of those justices.

America is capsized. And it will take a long time before we right the ship.

And it may sink before we can.

Originally posted at Nice Marmot 06:38 Monday, 11 November 2024