While there are people who would find those bumper stickers to be offensive, it can not be denied that these two bozos have the right under the 1st Amendment to display their sentiments. What I find ironic is that both of these people are also displaying this sticker:
Apparently they have forgotten the oath they took when they entered the Marine Corps:
“I, (NAME), 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.”
Lest anyone forget, President Obama is the Commander in Chief, and he was duly elected by the people of the United States. It should also be pointed out that this country is the people, and the “people” is the government.
These two former Marines might benefit from this reminder from the US Military History Companion*: “Treason — betraying the nation-state that the American military was created to defend — is among the most odious of crimes. Yet American history suggests how fine the line can be between patriot and traitor.”
*Bibliography
• Nathaniel Weyl, Treason: The Story of Disloyalty and Betrayal in American History, 1950.
• Bradley Chapin, The American Law of Treason: Revolutionary and Early National Origins, 1964.
• James Willard Hurst, The Law of Treason in the United States: Collected Essays, 1971
0 comments:
Post a Comment