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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsImpeach. Convict. Remove.
He knew the price He spoke anyway.
Dean Blundell lays out what Major Jason Watson put on the line for all of us.
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-an-active-duty-us-major?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#media-e4ac7589-daee-407a-b512-e1dc98af6f8f
walkingman
(11,339 posts)Bumbles
(596 posts)besides writing and calling my representatives, writing letters to the editors, campaigning for candidates, attending rallies and voting and helping to get out the vote. This man, knowing he'd pay a heavy price, nonetheless planned and followed through with his solitary peaceful protest. I hope more will find the courage to support him and stand with him. One person can start a movement. May he be one of many.
Ponietz
(4,666 posts)If pukes rig midterms do they remain silent? Isnt it time to step in when the rule of law fails?
Whip-poor-will
(676 posts)Right to a general population jail cell
orthoclad
(5,280 posts)video is a waste of bandwidth
walkingman
(11,339 posts)Watson's Decorated Military Career
An Air Force spokesperson told Newsweek that Major Watson that received more than a dozen medals or decorations during his 17-year career in the military.
Watson, who entered the Air Force on May 27, 2009, is currently on leave from his commission post as a logistics readiness officer in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The majority of his military career has been spent in Europe and internationally, working with NATO to protect his country.
Awards:
National Defense Service Medal
Air Force Training Ribbon
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Boarder
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with device)
Korean Defense Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Ribbon (two awards)
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award (five awards)
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Ribbon (three awards)
Decorations:
Air Force Commendation Medal (three awards)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (two awards)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
erronis
(25,056 posts)When the President of the United States orders military action against foreign countries, absent an emergency scenario where American interests are under imminent, dire threat, as was done with Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran, that is an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress's authority and a violation of the War Powers Clause. These violations resulted in the deaths of 13 service members and injuries to hundreds more. For this, the President and Vice President must be impeached, convicted, and removed.
When the President of the United States grants an unelected mega-donor sweeping authority to shut down large swaths of our federal government, along with unrestricted access to our government databases, that is an unconstitutional circumvention of Congress's advice and consent authority under the Appointments Clause and Congress's power of the purse under the Appropriations Clause. These violations exposed every American's sensitive personal data to leaks and exploitation, illegally terminated tens of thousands of federal civil servants, crippled support for Americans needing medical care and disaster preparedness, and, by far most tragically, resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of the world's most impoverished people through the inhumane, abrupt cessation of USAID.
When the President of the United States directs the Department of Homeland Security to deny hundreds of people due process before illegally detaining them and sending them to a foreign prison notorious for human rights abuses, that is a violation of our Fifth and Eighth Amendment rights. Most people sent to CECOT never committed any violent crimes in their entire lives, yet they are being defamed as violent criminals to this day as a pretext for the torture they suffered in El Salvador, paid for with U.S. taxpayer dollars.
When the President of the United States sponsors violence against the American people engaged in their constitutional right to peacefully assemble and protest, that is a violation of our First Amendment rights. Pastors praying for DHS agents were violently attacked without provocation. A legal observer lost an eye after being shot with a nonlethal round by an ICE agent. A woman attempting to follow chaotic and contradictory DHS agent instructions was fatally gunned down. A subdued man who posed no threat was fatally shot after having his unmarked firearm removed. Statements by high-ranking Cabinet members have also violated our Second Amendment rights.
For this, the President and Vice President must be impeached, convicted, and removed.