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GOP Senator Gets Called Out for Baselessly Speculating About Lt. Col. Vindman: ‘Disgraceful Smear’

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:lamo

Officer's oath:

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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

Enlisted oath:

I, (state name of enlistee), 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.

You were saying?

I was saying you don't know either.

I continue to say it.

You're welcome to pursue the exact matter further. You should of course expect the same reply and response to the same thing you do and don't do.
 
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I'll let my fellow vets decide for themselves whether or not we swear an oath to the Constitution or to the "chain of command".

You must have missed this part:

"...faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter."

One of the duties, is to follow the chain of command.
 
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I was saying you don't know either.

I continue to say it.

You're welcome to pursue the exact matter further. You should of course expect the same reply and response to the same thing you do and don't do.

Obviously, I know both. I know that neither swear an oath "to The Constitution, period"
 
Re: GOP Senator Gets Called Out for Baselessly Speculating About Lt. Col. Vindman: ‘Disgraceful Sm

Her tweet...



Marsha Blackburn Called Out for Attacking Alexander Vindman

Every new day it seems repugnantcons lower the bar. I sure hope this bites this cretin squarely in her fat ass.

I don't see the problem. Vindman was prevented from answering a question because it may have led to the name of the Whistlblower but how could he know that unless he communicated with the whistleblower? Also why would Blackburns comment bother you? Where you bothered by the claims of democrats who said Trump was a Russian agent and that story was blown up by Muellers investigation into collusion? Didn't bother you for the dems to make unfounded claims. Hypocrisy abounds in the democratic party.
 
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You must have missed this part:

"...faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter."

One of the duties, is to follow the chain of command.

Again, you fail to understand, much less explain, what that means. Any high school kid can use Google, but it takes a lot more to understand the meaning of our oath.
 
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Again, you fail to understand, much less explain, what that means. Any high school kid can use Google, but it takes a lot more to understand the meaning of our oath.

Obeying the chain of command is an officer's duty. If you actually took the oath, you should know that.
 
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:lamo

Officer's oath:

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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

Enlisted oath:

I, (state name of enlistee), 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.

You were saying?

hmmmmmmmmm. I bet this died a quick death among liberals on this board.
 
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Again, you fail to understand, much less explain, what that means. Any high school kid can use Google, but it takes a lot more to understand the meaning of our oath.
It takes a creative mind to understand the understanding that the democrats have.
 
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hmmmmmmmmm. I bet this died a quick death among liberals on this board.

Since most of them never took it, I can see why. OTOH, Trumpians who claim to have taken it but obviously don't understand it are as untrustworthy as Trump himself.
 
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It takes a creative mind to understand the understanding that the democrats have.

I've given up trying to figure out what political extremists of any flavor understand since, IMO, they're thinking is highly skewed off into the fringes.

Example; I won't even try to understand the mentality of those in Charlottesville. All I know is they are anti-Constitution.

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Again, it doesn't matter. You win by the electoral college. Suck it up and move on, but for some reason you all choose to be bitter and hateful.

Trump does not reflect the will of the people nor does he represent the will of the people. Someone in this thread maintained that he does by virtue of winning the EC vote. He does not. As for being bitter and hateful about this man turning our nation into Jonestown, yeah, you can say I am bitter and hateful. And you know what? All those millions more that voted against Trump are just as pissed off. We will win and then we will put Trump and his buddies in jail.
 
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Trump does not reflect the will of the people nor does he represent the will of the people. Someone in this thread maintained that he does by virtue of winning the EC vote. He does not. As for being bitter and hateful about this man turning our nation into Jonestown, yeah, you can say I am bitter and hateful. And you know what? All those millions more that voted against Trump are just as pissed off. We will win and then we will put Trump and his buddies in jail.
Sure you will and I will become a bilionaire. None of those are likely to happen. He will be acquitted in the senate, I just want this impeachment scam over and done. Also, I could care less what you think of my president, I will enjoy the liberal tears in 2020 when he's reelected. You people have no right trying to overturn the 2016 election, because of hurt feelings.
 
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If he wants to protect the whistleblower, all he has to do is say he won't reveal any information about the guy. But saying he doesn't know the identity of the whistleblower is a lie...and yes...that is a crime.

Gimme a f***ing break there is no bigger crime in this story than Trump's attempted extortion. Remember that.

BTW, there is no law that says the whistleblower cannot be identified. Shiffty is lying about that, too.

But they must be protected under the law - and that may sometimes mean protecting identity. Remember that as well.

I'm sure the far right would love to name and expose the whistleblower to doxxing and death threats. Bonus points if it's a woman, they can add rape threats as well. That's the sort of die hard supporter that stands behind Twump, remember that too. Remember it.

We know who these animals are.
 
Re: GOP Senator Gets Called Out for Baselessly Speculating About Lt. Col. Vindman: ‘Disgraceful Sm

Gimme a f***ing break there is no bigger crime in this story than Trump's attempted extortion. Remember that.

Sorry, but you cannot justify a crime by one person because you think another person committed a crime.

But they must be protected under the law - and that may sometimes mean protecting identity. Remember that as well.

I'm sure the far right would love to name and expose the whistleblower to doxxing and death threats. Bonus points if it's a woman, they can add rape threats as well. That's the sort of die hard supporter that stands behind Twump, remember that too. Remember it.

We know who these animals are.

The law protects a whistleblower from job retaliation. That means from the people he's complaining about. The law says nothing about retaliation from anyone else.

If you think he is under threat from outside parties, fine...give him armed security. But you cannot use that as a justification from hiding his identity.

In any case, this is only temporary. When this gets to the Senate, his identity will be revealed. He will be called to public testimony. All this nonsense about keeping his identity hidden is only delaying the inevitable.
 
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The law protects a whistleblower from job retaliation. That means from the people he's complaining about. The law says nothing about retaliation from anyone else.

And these are the things one must believe in Trumpland. What a load of garbage.
 
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The hypocrisy in the air has a rank smell.

Then you should check your location
 
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I don't see the problem. Vindman was prevented from answering a question because it may have led to the name of the Whistlblower but how could he know that unless he communicated with the whistleblower? Also why would Blackburns comment bother you? Where you bothered by the claims of democrats who said Trump was a Russian agent and that story was blown up by Muellers investigation into collusion? Didn't bother you for the dems to make unfounded claims. Hypocrisy abounds in the democratic party.

Have you ever played "Twenty Questions"? That is what the GOP House members were doing. They hoped, by having the witness disclose particulars about the timeline and others who were present, etc. that they could discern who the WB was. Schiff put a stop to that nonsense. Pissed those GOP reps right off.
 
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The hypocrisy in the air has a rank smell.

Then get off your ass and open a window.
 
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Wow. A Wiggen sighting. How the hell you been my old friend?

Just trying to survive the Fat Orange Fascist, TC. How about you?
 
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Just trying to survive the Fat Orange Fascist, TC. How about you?

In Cabo presently. Suffering immensely.

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My wife wants to move here. I'm warming up to it.
 
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I envy you.
 
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