The top U.S. military official makes loyalty clear: 'We do not take an oath to a king
 

The top U.S. military official makes loyalty clear: 'We do not take an oath to a king...'
By: Annie Reneau - Up-Worthy News 11-13-20
Re: https://www.upworthy.com/joint-chief...o-constitution

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Gen. Mark Milley - Joint Chiefs Chairman

With President Trump still refusing to concede the election to Joe Biden, despite his own administration's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency saying,"The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history," and "There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised," the U.S. finds itself in an embarrassingly awkward position. It was predictable, of course—Trump is incapable of admitting defeat, even when it's obvious—but the scenario we're in raises questions about how far he'd be willing to go to cling to power.

One of those questions is "What if Trump tries to use the military to help him stay in power?" That question seems to have been answered by General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a speech he gave at the opening of the US Army's museum. As the top ranking member of the military, Milley made it clear that the armed forces do not serve an individual, whether it be a king or a dictator. And though this may have been a run-of-the-mill reminder of where the military places its loyalty, his remarks feel almost as if they're directed at President Trump himself.

"We are unique among armies," Gen. Milley said. "We are unique among militaries. We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or a dictator. We do not take an oath to an individual."

"We do not take an oath to a country, a tribe, or a religion," he continued. "We take an oath to the Constitution. And every soldier that is represented in this museum—every sailor, every airman, Marine, Coast Guardsman—each of us will protect and defend that document regardless of personal price."

Per: Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or a dictator. We do not take an oath to an individual."
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General Milley had recently expressed concern about the politicization of the military in the wake of President Trump complaining about leadership at the Pentagon and amid questions about the possibility of the president invoking the Insurrection Act in possible post-election unrest.

*** Milley had also distanced himself from Trump after the president's photo stunt at St. John's church during the country's widespread racial justice protests. Milley had accompanied the president on his walk to the church, which was preceded by the National Guard being deployed to forcibly clear a path for the president, resulting in peaceful protesters and members of the press being hurt—a move that Milley later called "a mistake."

Keith Boykin@keithboykin - Jun 6
*** Let us never forget that when the President of the United States ordered U.S. forces to gas peaceful American citizens so he could stage a sacrilegious photo op with a Bible, he was joined by Bill Barr, Mark Esper, Kayleigh McEnany, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, and many others.

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Personal note: During transition when are the codes changed on the Black Box? I don't want Trump throwing a switch - just because he can?

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