{"id":41002,"date":"2021-01-13T17:54:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T22:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=41002"},"modified":"2021-01-13T17:54:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T22:54:54","slug":"this-seems-odd-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=41002","title":{"rendered":"This Seems Odd To Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Post<\/a> posted an article today about a memo written by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to every member of the U.S. military.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a rare warning to every member of the US military, damning the Capitol riots as an illegal \u201cassault\u201d on democracy \u2014 and forewarning that \u201cviolence, sedition and insurrection\u201d will not be tolerated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe violent riot in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021 was a direct assault on the U.S. Congress, the Capitol building, and our Constitutional process,\u201d the military\u2019s top leaders told troops Tuesday in an internal memo, calling it \u201cinconsistent with the rule of law.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the seven generals and one admiral \u2014 including chairman Gen. Mark Milley \u2014 did not directly accuse military members of involvement with the \u201cunprecedented\u201d siege, it was a clear warning against involvement in feared plans for more revolts<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAs service members, we must embody the values and ideals of the nation. We support and defend the Constitution,\u201d the Joint Chiefs reminded troops.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAny act to disrupt the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values and oath; it is against the law,\u201d they wrote.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some military veterans have been charged over the riots, including a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel <\/a>photographed holding zip-tie handcuffs on a chamber floor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Army psychological warfare officer<\/a> is among the active-duty members known to be being investigated after she admitted to taking at least 100 people to President Trump\u2019s rally before the siege.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My understanding is that as long as she was not in uniform, she had every right to take part in the rally. Obviously she had no right to take part in what went on in the Capitol, but there is no evidence that she took part in that. If she is punished in any way for taking part in the rally, then we have a problem. Her First Amendment rights as a private citizen have been violated. There is a valid lawsuit here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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