Mainecat Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution Source: The Atlantic James Mattis, the esteemed Marine general who resigned as secretary of defense in December 2018 to protest Donald Trump’s Syria policy, has, ever since, kept studiously silent about Trump’s performance as president. But he has now broken his silence, writing an extraordinary broadside in which he denounces the president for dividing the nation, and accuses him of ordering the U.S. military to violate the constitutional rights of American citizens. “I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled,” Mattis writes. “The words ‘Equal Justice Under Law’ are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding. It is a wholesome and unifying demand—one that all of us should be able to get behind. We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers. The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values—our values as people and our values as a nation.” He goes on, “We must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our Constitution.” “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us,” Mattis writes. “We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children.” He goes on to contrast the American ethos of unity with Nazi ideology. “Instructions given by the military departments to our troops before the Normandy invasion reminded soldiers that ‘The Nazi slogan for destroying us … was “Divide and Conquer.” Our American answer is “In Union there is Strength.”’ We must summon that unity to surmount this crisis—confident that we are better than our politics.” Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 3, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 3, 2020 Took you an hour to get this posted up. You slippin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 LMAO! What a clown. No one cares about the constitution but Trump is probably the least bad on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Well that's the end of mad dogs reputation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted June 3, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 3, 2020 Just now, Anler said: Well that's the end of mad dogs reputation... Will Orange Julius launch a twitter attack against Mad Dog....that might be considered crossing the line even for Trump lap dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motonoggin Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 56 minutes ago, Phoenix said: LMAO! What a clown. No one cares about the constitution but Trump is probably the least bad on the subject. Except for the second amendment bump stock thing and continuation of the PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 57 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Will Orange Julius launch a twitter attack against Mad Dog....that might be considered crossing the line even for Trump lap dogs. Mattis can read and write. Trump doesn’t stand a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted June 4, 2020 Gold Member Share Posted June 4, 2020 Good for him, maybe mainecat will send him a cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 guess,we will we how DC comes out tonight compared to the city's who don't want extra support to get there city's under control and let there fire departments catch up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Ez ryder said: guess,we will we how DC comes out tonight compared to the city's who don't want extra support to get there city's under control and let there fire departments catch up theres time, soon while it happens with brit lits. then it fell hard, no sound. theyll all be sory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 minute ago, spin_dry said: theres time, soon while it happens with brit lits. then it fell hard, no sound. theyll all be sory as sorry as Minneapolis was when we finely got the 6k military oh sorry nat guard big diff lmfao in here to get shit under control from the looting arson shit bags? you know those non military guys who train 1 weekend a mo at the military base fort Ripply in N MN and fvly out regularly to north Carolina for training and most who have been to a desert in the middle East in the last 6 yrs . yeah those civil servants. fucking fake butthurt overload Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Now Trump's rambling tweet makes sense. What's funny is all the trumpets who used to love them some mattis now prefer the taste of Trump's nuts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted June 4, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Angry ginger said: Now Trump's rambling tweet makes sense. What's funny is all the trumpets who used to love them some mattis now prefer the taste of Trump's nuts. It wasn't all that long ago and he was talked about here like the second coming of Christ....now...not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: Now Trump's rambling tweet makes sense. What's funny is all the trumpets who used to love them some mattis now prefer the taste of Trump's nuts. Mattis lost me when he lost it when trump announced a troop withdrawal. Fuck him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3600 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Now we love the MIC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Just now, F3600 said: Now we love the MIC! It’s so weird! TDS is a terrible thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted June 4, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Will Orange Julius launch a twitter attack against Mad Dog....that might be considered crossing the line even for Trump lap dogs. Here we go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Powerful statement, and spot on. Quote “I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled,” Mattis writes. “The words ‘Equal Justice Under Law’ are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding. It is a wholesome and unifying demand—one that all of us should be able to get behind. We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers. The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values—our values as people and our values as a nation.” He goes on, “We must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our Constitution.” “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us,” Mattis writes. “We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 25 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Here we go! Military guys now hate Mattis. Wish him dead. Trump is great. Rinse repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, spin_dry said: Military guys now hate Mattis. Wish him dead. Trump is great. Rinse repeat. That’s not it at all. Stick to mental health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Zambroski said: That’s not it at all. Stick to mental health. why do you wish harm on more humans ? think most would rather have there company burnt to the ground than have to endure that court ordered sentence to he'll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Just now, Ez ryder said: why do you wish harm on more humans ? think most would rather have there company burnt to the ground than have to endure that court ordered sentence to he'll It’s hard to imagine the mess these people must be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, Zambroski said: It’s hard to imagine the mess these people must be. and we wonder why we have so many re offenders they are begging to go back to the joint rather than spend 1 more hr sitting in his cubicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Mattis says trump is a threat to the constitution. That’s good enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Ez ryder said: and we wonder why we have so many re offenders they are begging to go back to the joint rather than spend 1 more hr sitting in his cubicle LOL. Liberals love to make them some victims. Some just won’t take to the treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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