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As a military man every few

ocean-kat — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 01:33:15 +0000

As a military man every few years he had to swear an oath of enlistment.

I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

It is explained quite clearly even to the lowest enlisted person that their first duty is to the Constitution of the United States. His duty depends on how bad Trump really is. At the very least if Mattis believes the 25th amendment applies to this president he has a duty to say that.

"If you leave an

artappraiser — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 00:33:46 +0000

In reply to Former Defense Secretary James Norman Mattis Breaks His Silence

"If you leave an administration, you owe a duty of silence," James Mattis tells @JeffreyGoldberg in his first interview since resigning as Defense Secretary. But, Mattis adds, "it's not eternal." https://t.co/I9tlOKXgKE
— Bob Cohn (@1bobcohn) August 29, 2019

Comment on the above retweeted by Col. Morris Davis (Former GTMO Chief Prosecutor/Colonel (ret). Sr NATSEC Specialist for 111th Congress. Opinions in NYT, WSJ, LAT, Fox News, MSNBC & CNN. ):

A duty of silence is more appropriate for a military man than for a political appointee. Mattis was not a general as secdef, he was a civilian. He should behave like a civilian and not let his silence contribute to a second term for an immoral, decaying president. https://t.co/VX7dhNpOtm
— Joseph J Collins (@josephcollins77) August 29, 2019

It’s not only that the people

artappraiser — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 08:00:34 +0000

In reply to Former Defense Secretary James Norman Mattis Breaks His Silence

It’s not only that the people serving as guardrails simply left. It’s that the president grinds down the guardrails. https://t.co/VYn5LEUXAu
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 28, 2019