Posted by
Catmman on Sunday, August 26, 2007 10:51:38 AM
The most wacked out case of BDS I think I've ever seen!
From
HuffPo:
General Pace - you have the power to fulfill your responsibility to protect the troops under your command. Indeed you have an obligation to do so.
You can relieve the President of his command.
Not of his Presidency. But of his military role as Commander-In-Chief.
Nice caveat; don't relieve him of his
Presidency, just his role as
CIC.
More:
I am NOT advocating or inciting you to interfere with any of the civilian duties of the President. That would not be a legal action by you.
However you have the legal responsibility - under Article 134 of the Uniform Code Of Military Justice - to protect the troops under your command by relieving the President of his MILITARY command.
See the cicuitous logic? This guy doesn't understand the basics of the American system at all, all the while professing what he believes to be an accurate assessment of that system. The CIC role is inherent in the Powers of the Executive. You cannot take one enumerated power away by force and expect the other 'civilian' aspect of the job to remain untouched.
And in this sentence, he shows his complete ignorance of the military system of justice:
In addition to relieving him of his command as Commander-In-Chief, you also have authority to place the President under MILITARY arrest.The term 'arrest' and 'apprehension' are mutually exclusive in the military system. "Arrest' in the military system is the "restraining of movement", nothing more - as in placing someone under house arrest. You restrict their freedom of movement, but they are not being necessarily charged with a crime. 'Apprehension" is the taking of a person into custody and charging them with a crime. I may be parsing terms here, but that is what the UCMJ and the Manual for Court Martial say on the matter. Additionally, there would be problems with charging the President, who is a civilian, with crimes under the UCMJ. Regardless of the Presidents role as the CIC, he is a civilian by law, therefore not subject to UCMJ action.
And then we get to the plea:
I wish you well as you prepare to undertake the most heroic action of your distinguished career.
General Pace - please save the US.
Respectfully yours,
Martin Lewis
Perhaps Mr. Lewis should be the one arrested for attempting to incite a military coup and tempting military/government officials to illegal action?
(H/T: LGF/Hot Air)