06-04-2020, 07:37 PM
(06-04-2020, 07:04 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Transparency (in this case, his opinion of the guy) is always a good thing, but when bashing a guy's character and arguably defaming him, shouldn't you be more professional?
Did he write anything that wasn't true?
Mattis served as a Marine for over 4 decades sworn to defend the Constitution. He is accusing Trump of using the military to strip the Constitutional rights of our citizens. The Posse Comitatus act makes it illegal to use active duty military forces for police actions as Trump has threatened to do. Mattis' loyalty should lie with the nation and the Constitution, not with one person and his administration who is abusing both. The former is patriotism, the latter is cronyism.
I think Mattis has probably had to face a crisis of conscience due to a moral dilemma. Does he remain silent as you suggests? Or does he speak out against his former chain of command when what they are doing is illegal or immoral? If he believes what they are doing is illegal or immoral he has a duty to speak out and not remain silent. In that case, remaining silent would be unprofessional. In his estimation of the situation, Mattis has reached the point remaining silent is no longer an option and his duty is to speak out.
