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Personally I think he is a Patriot...
http://www.ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com/firearms43
Personally I think he is a Patriot...
http://www.ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com/firearms43
+1Neither patriot nor traitor, just another voice who posts quasi-anonymously on the internet.
I think a majority of the Marine Corps will side with the constitution. Did you know that about 2/3's of the USMC joined the south in the civil war? Having been an active duty Marine I can tell you they will side with the constitution.Not to offend anyone, but its the majorities in the Army, Navy and AirForce thatyou have to worry about.Of course if you look through history a majority of leaders had to offer up land to raise their armies. Very few joined for only the cause or the charisma of the leader. What you need is a "Chesty Puller" to lead a revolt. Charismatic, and people would follow him to their deaths if necessary.Patriot.
It's interesting this was posted this week. A few days ago I was talking with a friend of mine who was in the Marine Corps about the cordon and search exercise that was reportedly supposed to happen in Ohio, etc. My main question was, what is the likelihood that US troops would choose not follow a direct order believing it was in direct conflict with the Constitution?
Police officers are not required to know and understand the law in the same way that a lawyer has to know the breadth of the law. Even lawyers don't know everything, meaning if they specialize in trust or environmental law they don't know the intricacies of tax or securities law. Can we really expect US soldiers to believe enough in their own judgment about what is legal and not legal to disobey orders? Especially when the legality of orders might be clouded by laws enacted specifically to make an activity legal, but the law authorizing it's legality is illegal?
If everyone (or at least the vast majority) in the military and law enforcement shared the same feelings as the soldier in the video then I am less concerned.