THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA began as an idea. And those who died so the idea may live--and become a reality--are remembered today.
The price was high in revolutionary times. "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." The same is still true. For we take an oath to support and defend the supreme law of the land--"against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
The Declaration and the Constitution remind us of the demands of citizenship. Yet only a few bear the burden, only a few pay the price. But George Washington--the man who was Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces and in the field with his troops--had something else in mind. As President, he directed Secretary of War Henry Knox, a former artillery officer, to send a report to Congress in support of Universal National Service.
The two oaths--"our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor" and "So help me God"--are about duty. Thus, Memorial Day is for those who gave the last full measure of devotion. And Memorial Day is an opportunity for all Americans to remember the demands of citizenship, especially those who aspire to leadership of the Republic, as the Knox Report reminds us: "Therefore, it ought to be a permanent rule, that those who in youth decline or refuse to subject themselves to the course of military education, established by the laws, should be considered as unworthy of public trust or public honors, and be excluded therefrom accordingly."
May God bless all the members of the Armed Forces, the Intelligence Community, and the Diplomatic Corps. And may God bless the United States of America.
(c)2019 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.
Monday, May 27, 2019
Monday, May 06, 2019
The Assange Model
EMMET FLOOD, the White House Counsel, sent a memorandum for the record to the Department of Justice, regarding the Mueller Report and executive privilege, in which he stated the boss's position.
"His decision does not affect his ability...to instruct his advisors to decline to appear before congressional committees to answer questions on those same subjects."
The gentleman from New York spoke for himself in a press interview.
"They've testified for many hours, all of them. I would say, it's done. Nobody has ever done what I've done. I've given total transparency. It's never happened before like this. They shouldn't be looking anymore. It's done."
William Barr invoked cluck privilege while someone was eating his lunch.
"Cock-a-doodle-do!"
The day breaks and the stage is set for an appointment with destiny--the shootout at the DC Corral. But where are Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Holliday when we need them?
Oh, wait...instead of the Cowboys, we have recalcitrant witnesses. So, serve them humility a la mode--a large slice of deep dish humble pie and a big scoop of modesty ice cream--and send the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Capitol Police, and the Metropolitan Police and then carry them out like Old Misery in full view of the press. And later, release body cam footage--with sound--of those who dared to resist House subpoenas, as ordinary citizens shout in the background.
"Lock them up! Lock them up! Lock them up!"
Thus, enough logs will build that dam, stop the reign of lawbreaking--and the imminent flood.
(c)2019 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5986025/WHSC-to-AG-4-19-19.pdf [Emmet Flood]
https://www.spartareport.com/2019/05/trump-to-fox-news-about-potential-nadler-subpoenas-theyve-testified-for-many-hours-all-of-them-i-would-say-its-done/ [GFNY]
https://youtu.be/X1KDqdikd_g [Old Misery]
http://www.marvindjones.blogspot.com/2017/07/dances-with-wusses.html [inherent contempt]
http://www.marvindjones.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-insolence-of-orifice.html
"His decision does not affect his ability...to instruct his advisors to decline to appear before congressional committees to answer questions on those same subjects."
The gentleman from New York spoke for himself in a press interview.
"They've testified for many hours, all of them. I would say, it's done. Nobody has ever done what I've done. I've given total transparency. It's never happened before like this. They shouldn't be looking anymore. It's done."
William Barr invoked cluck privilege while someone was eating his lunch.
"Cock-a-doodle-do!"
The day breaks and the stage is set for an appointment with destiny--the shootout at the DC Corral. But where are Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Holliday when we need them?
Oh, wait...instead of the Cowboys, we have recalcitrant witnesses. So, serve them humility a la mode--a large slice of deep dish humble pie and a big scoop of modesty ice cream--and send the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Capitol Police, and the Metropolitan Police and then carry them out like Old Misery in full view of the press. And later, release body cam footage--with sound--of those who dared to resist House subpoenas, as ordinary citizens shout in the background.
"Lock them up! Lock them up! Lock them up!"
Thus, enough logs will build that dam, stop the reign of lawbreaking--and the imminent flood.
(c)2019 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5986025/WHSC-to-AG-4-19-19.pdf [Emmet Flood]
https://www.spartareport.com/2019/05/trump-to-fox-news-about-potential-nadler-subpoenas-theyve-testified-for-many-hours-all-of-them-i-would-say-its-done/ [GFNY]
https://youtu.be/X1KDqdikd_g [Old Misery]
http://www.marvindjones.blogspot.com/2017/07/dances-with-wusses.html [inherent contempt]
http://www.marvindjones.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-insolence-of-orifice.html
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