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I had a required course in the UCMJ prior to being commissioned as a Naval Officer. I am familiar with the process. You are not correct in stating that legality is determined at court martial. Legality would generally be know when the directive was given. These people aren't uneducated robots. What has been suggested here, and it has been discussed in this forum before using a crazy hypothetical of directing an air strike against the US population, is using US military forces against the US population, and that is not currently legal, and any officer would know that. Kent State was brought up as an example, but it isn't valid. National Guard forces are controlled by their state governors, and in certain cases can assist state police. They can only use force if threatened, which was the argument in subsequent legal action. Anyway, using US military forces against US citizens is a violation, and not a legal order. I have no sympathy nor concern about a US citizen who has left the country, is on foreign soil and joined a terrorist organization threatening the US, and neither did Obama. For the third time, I am talking about replacing officers of a rank necessary to issue such "orders." Evidence of how that is not simply a matter for the president was demonstrably evident this past year when Sen Tuberville held up such appointments for months in an extremely publicized action. At a certain level, generally three start, any combatant appointment has to be approved by Congress.

Why do we even have election laws with primaries? This is revolution stuff. It is the equivalent of an assassination. Simply absurd.

We have to see the moment in time in which we exist and are present. Pretty important stuff In the interest of sparing the group further misery prior to a holiday, I'll not link her musings on: "The significance of the passage of time," or the "yellow school bus." Classics

It will be: "What can be," (right arm up), "unencumbered by what has been." (left arm down). Over and over and over again.

I'll stand by what I said about the legality of orders. I'll stand by what I said about "replacing" them. I didn't say a thing about relieving them, which you seem to not mention. I never said I was "perfectly fine with someone who is called your honor lying." You have to have pulled that from thin air.

ah contraire. Opposition to the Catholic doctrine on that issue is the pillar of his platform, and the only thing delivering. JFK in no way opposed his professed faith to that degree. He's bee lying, inventing his resume without fact for his entire career. It only seems cute now because people no longer believe he has any idea what he's saying, and it looks like the end is closing in. All of these things leaking out about incoherence recently are tough to overcome. Even his political opponents didn't bring these up before. Kevin McCarthy, ousted Speaker said one day there was a rare meeting at the White House with a small Congressional Delegation. He said Biden could never operate without note cards, but at this particular meeting, in the winter, while discussing some legislation, Biden suddenly popped his head up and asked if they wanted to see the pool. His wife/governess, always in the background jumped up and said "No Joe, they don't want to see the pool." He got up, led them to the pool and into an adjoining changing room, then they all left, thinking "What the hell was that"? Regarding his legal issues, I don't worry about that, except to note that there isn't a possible way for him and that family to have accumulated that much wealth on his/their earnings without peddling influence. It warms my heart to know that his kid is now advising him on career moves. He'd be on my short list.

Doesn't matter. He is incapacitated, and it is clear. His faith depends on what gets votes, just like his abiding by/enforcing by the immigration laws and leapfrogging the legislative branch, and eventually the judicial, in granting student debt forgiveness are also vote motivated. Regarding Catholic doctrine and abortion, he doesn't simply reject it, he actively and aggressively opposes it at every step, again for pure political gain. He has been lying, plagiarizing and using office for illegal personal gain his entire career.

The military is obligated to refuse illegal orders. Further, it takes more than the president to "just replace them."

Bush served in the National Guard. Bad idea to suggest that that service is not as good as Kerry's.

The only thing that matters is that Biden is completely unfit to serve in any capacity. It's been apparent for quite a while, and we all saw it and heard it. Simply undeniable.

I'm sure they both care about upholding vet benefits. It's a non issue, and the "suckers and losers" should be a non issue. The only issue should be that Biden is incompetent to serve as someone we give the power to serve with the authority the president of the US has. The concept is frightening, and the issue has been exposed.

He had a "cold."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abSjxbTzNC0 "You can't fix scared." "This is real. this is not some editing of video. I saw it. I heard it, and I can't vote for it." I was going to post this very comparison yesterday. Brezhnenv was out of it for years, but the decision was made to leave him in office and run the Soviet Union from party people.

Let's hope he doesn't have another "cold." The man has been functionally useless for a year. Give it up.

The very definition of "whistling past the grave." Biden should have been removed a year ago. This "thing" that happened last Thursday was almost as bad a national embarrassment as the escape from Afghanistan, except nobody died.

Joe out yesterday claiming he "knows the truth," to the screaming applause of those watching him. He's been lying/plagiarising for years. Just during the debate. Nobody servicemen killed....? Endorsement from Border Security? And those are the few sentences that were actually understandable. By the way. What happened to his "cold"? He was cured immediately after the debate? This country deserves better, and holding a guy for a week with sixteen advisors prepping him and then resulting this national embarrassment needs to have consequences.

She's also an idiot, so there's that.

Where the heck is the Pres? Nothing for days. If one is master of his job. he needn't disappear for days to prepare for something he should be extremely familiar with. Maybe the IV has started.

When Israel goes after Hezbollah is southern Lebanon, the chips will be on the table. Hezbollah is much more of a force and has multiple more weapons than Hamas in the Gaza. With thousands of Israelis displaced from northern Israel as the result of non stop rocket attacks, this seems like a absolute certainty. Interesting weeks/months ahead.

Demanding that proof of payment needs to be in place for any government program except defense. If a program is to be invoked, it needs to have in place a method of funding, and that payment needs to be enforced.

Then live with it and bankrupt us. The never ending need to raise capital for reelection has resulted in a legislative branch completely dominated by entrenched, anti democratic monopolistic "representatives," completely dependent on their established benefactors. We don't allow such pure "democracy" in the executive, and in my state, in the governorship. Change it or shut up.

The necessary first step, and the only way to begin the process of responsible fiscal policy is the implementation of term limits.

I have no interest in what you think about anything. Least of all me.

He probably doesn't.

19,000 rockets fired at or into Israel since Oct 7. Hundreds fired at commercial vessels in the Red Sea as the Houthis, inaccurately claiming they are targeting Israeli associated shipping. They didn't come from the countries of Hamas, Hezbollah or Houthi.