The entrance to the Supreme Court building announces "Equal Justice Under Law," but it hasn't felt like SCOTUS represented that American value for quite some time—roughly since Bush v. Gore in December 2000, even more so since gutting the Voting Rights Act in Shelby in 2013, and especially since the John Roberts court declared, in 2024, that the president is immune from punishment for "official acts," even those demonstrably illegal, while in office.
So again, yeah, this is all a bunch of bullshit, and the reason why, I think, is because this is just about sending a message to retired service members, active-duty service members, government employees: do not speak out against this president, or there will be consequences, replied Kelly, adding: So it's a lot bigger than just dealing with me, and that's why they don't handle this professionally, like you would expect.
We are veterans and national security professionals who love this country and swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. That oath lasts a lifetime, and we intend to keep it. No threat, intimidation, or call for violence will deter us from that sacred obligation, began the Democrats' statement, adding: What's most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law.
An internal email sent on Wednesday to the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, a key Air Force installation in Hampton, Virginia, obtained by The Advocate, confirms the order. In it, Col. Brad S. Huebinger, the wing's commander, wrote that "the Secretary of War has directed that all personnel will either watch the full recording or read the official transcript of his speech and review the policy changes no later than 31 October 2025."
