Military
Top Brass Not Above The Law

Vol. 37, No. 10

05/24/2021

Top Brass Not Above The Law

Politicized generals who maligned President Trump in their efforts to undermine his policies and force him out of office can and should be held accountable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). ...

Brigadier General Albert E. Brewster, USMC (Ret.)

When does a law become not a law? When the lawbreaker has reached such a high level in our society, or government, that his friends in government decide simply to ignore that law, as if nothing has happened. 

Can this happen in our American Republic, or is it limited to those third-world countries where the rule of law is not always followed?

Up until September 2020, I would have said, “Ranking U.S. military leaders would not flagrantly disregard the law; that cannot happen in America.” But all that has now changed, since, clearly, if you are or were in a position of power, you may be above the law.

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