From what I’ve read on this site, Vern has served his country in the armed forces. He’s put his money where his mouth is. We should honor his service.
Yes, and he has the bullet holes to prove it. BFD
I served as well 21 years ago. What I have to show for it is 6 years of service and an Honorable Discharge with zero ill-will toward the US military. No bullet holes though so my opinion doesn’t rate with Vern. I was enlisted and served without seeing combat, so Vern dismisses my foreign policy views out of hand. The schools I went to were technical~ I was a
mechanic, I fixed
airplanes instead of learning how to kill people directly so my reasoning that Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution; that if Congress does not declare war as required by law, war is not waged is naive and/or ill conceived according to the resident war hero. He read some manuals. He told me to read some, but he never says which ones. The art of side stepping the law (Congressional responsibility) for political theater is disingenuous in my view but not uncommon to politcis and just because it happens with fair regularity does not make something right. Abortion is as ‘good’ as war as examples.
My father and two brothers served. One saw combat- the others didn’t. Millions of people have served in the US military. Some saw combat. Some were enlisted. Some did well and others didn’t just as some died and others didn’t. I have nephews serving now in theater 6 years after the atacks…
We served at the direction of civilian policy, being politically neutral to its intent or action while in uniform. All that served honorably deserve equal honor. The enlisted cook that feeds the captain that runs the motor pool did his part just as the combat soldier does theirs.
Arguing civilian policy has zero to do with the military doing it’s will. Our President cannot act like Pakistans or Egypts Presidents. Our Congress has made them near equal because they do not follow the law. IF I must follow the law- so must the law makers.
Democracy is alive and well in the U.S. Did you miss the last election where the Republicans lost Congress to the Democrats?
Democracy is not so great. 51% are the master to the 49%. Individual liberty and limited federal government is better. We have it in our Constitution but we squander it. There is very little difference between the two parties and with a consistantly low approval rating a ‘victory’ is suspect for the average American.
Congress has the authority to de-fund any Presidential activity each year.
Which proves the point that the two parties are two sides of the same coin.
When Congress declares war they appropriate money for the ‘armies’ for a period of two years then they either re-authorize the war or end it. Since they gave the President to use force at his discretion and not a formal declaration of war the funding requests are done multiple times a year as part of the overal budget. Neither party in the legislative branch will force the President to abide by the law because they want one of their own to be king with those sweeping powers that have been aquired into the office of the President over the years.
Congress could pass the Sanctity of Life Act…but won’t bring it to a vote.
Congress could set aside Roe V Wade right this minute…but hasn’t for over 30years.
Congress could do the will of the American people instead of the UN, but understandably they have been busy talking to MLB players about drugs, while prohibiting Americans from going outside the HMO for prescription drugs. I think they want to collect the tax on the steroids. Taking human growth hormones is ok as long as you aren’t in professional sports making millions…
Instead of another war the next ‘threat’ might be a food shortage. Congress will give the President unlimited Authortization to use the OP’s “Green” solution to save America!
If it had been even twenty minutes longer, & less claustrophobic, it would have been twice the film it is.
