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I have watched this weeks 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 demandone 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 valuesour 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.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/
This condemnation brought to you by
JAMES N. MILLER
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Big time!
hlthe2b
(102,225 posts)But, yeah... Better late than never and good to see.
tanyev
(42,550 posts)sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)go on 60 minutes. Verbally, tell us all the threats.
dajoki
(10,678 posts)and what about all those other so called patriots who used to work in the wh?
fishwax
(29,149 posts)Is there another person alive who is more universally respected throughout the military than James Mattis? I'm glad to see him speaking out.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)all along that Trump is a severe threat to our Constitution and our rights as citizens.
malaise
(268,930 posts)That is all
oasis
(49,376 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)A little late there, eh, bud?
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)nsd
(2,406 posts)A denunciation of Trump by Jim "Mad Dog" Mattis (even if he hates that nickname) is something that even the most middle-of-the-road voter can't ignore. You might say -- as some on this thread have said -- that he is three years too late, but this is big. As far as actually affecting the election, his voice carries farther than that of almost anybody else.
Alacritous Crier
(3,815 posts)The turn is fully in effect. This will have weight among many on the right.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)And Im all HATS OFF for James N. Millers public resignation and denunciation of Esper last night, because 12 hours later, Espers having a presser where hes all civil and polite to the FAKE NEWS reporters and saying, NOPE, no Insurrection Act will be implemented, and now, less than 24 hours after Miller speaks out, BOOM, here come Mattis...
Its MILLER TIME!!!
spanone
(135,823 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)And resigned because he was weak. That's how Trump copes with these kind of things.
How many moderate conservatives will be able to reconcile the truth that Mattis speaks versus the childish retort they hear from Trump and not reconsider their vote in November?