[CS-FSLUG] Very Disturbing

[Jason P. Franklin]

The piece bellow regarding the military swearing allegiance to the  
president rather than the constitution was created as a bit of satire  
and first appeared on the blog Jumping Into Pools (http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/ 
).


Jason P. Franklin
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On Feb 1, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Fred A. Miller wrote:

> 1-28-09
>
> Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is extremely frustrated
> with orders that the White House is contemplating.road
> According to sources at the Pentagon, including all
> branches of the armed forces, the Obama Administration may
> break with a centuries-old tradition. A spokesman for
> General James Cartwright, the Vice Chairman of the Joint
> Chiefs of Staff, states that the Obama Administration wants
> to have soldiers and officers pledge a loyalty oath
> directly to the office of the President, and no longer to
> the Constitution.
>
> “The oath to the Constitution is as old as the document
> itself.” the spokesman said, “At no time in American
> history, not even in the Civil War, did the oath change or
> the subject of the oath differ. It has always been to the
> Constitution.”
>
> The back-and-forth between the White House and the Defense
> Department was expected as President George W. Bush left
> office. President Obama has already signed orders to close
> Guantanamo and to pull combat troops from Iraq. But, this,
> say many at the Defense Department, goes to far.
>
> “Technically, we can’t talk about it before it becomes
> official policy.” the spokesman continued. “However, the
> Defense Department, including the Secretary, will not take
> this laying down. Expect a fight from the bureaucracy and
> the brass.”
>
> Sources at the White House had a different point of view. In
> a circular distributed by White House Press Secretary
> Robert Gibbs, the rationale for the change was made more
> clear.
>
> “The President feels that the military has been too
> indoctrinated by the old harbingers of hate: nationalism,
> racism, and classism. By removing an oath to the American
> society, the soldiers are less likely to commit atrocities
> like those at Abu Ghraib.”
>
> “We expect a lot of flak over this,” the classified memo
> continues. “But those that would be most against it are
> those looking either for attention or control.”
>
> The time frame for the changes are unknown. However, it is
> more likely that the changes will be made around the July
> 4th holiday, in order to dampen any potential backlash. The
> difference in the oath will actually only be slight. The
> main differences will be the new phrasing. It is expected
> that the oath to the Constitution will be entirely phased
> out within two years
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> So, instead of loyalty to the Constitution and the nation,
> they are to pledge loyalty to Obama? It is too similar to
> Nazi Germany and the USSR.
>
> This is a dangerous path he wants to take.
>
> -- 
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> anything, because they never reason themselves into any
> position.
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