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ROE: Rules of Engagement
Every service member who's been in combat knows what ROE means. Within the first 24 hours after arriving in theater, all officers were required to read the ROE as part of the inbrief.
According to this article, President Trump stated the following:
While I cringe at his choice of words, I applaud the fact that he's standing up to the violence.
Our Second Amendment mentions "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." The term "arms" includes all armaments, not just firearms. Rocks, knives, swords, axes, clubs and spears are all "arms."
Having said that, while self-defense using whatever means is available, including rocks, is indeed a right of U.S. citizens, foreign invaders are NOT "the people" i.e. U.S. citizens as clearly defined earlier in the U.S. Constitution.
Furthermore, the specified right includes "to keep" (own/possess) "and bear" (carry) "arms" doesn't include any explicit right to use them. However, the right of self defense is both implied therein as well as illuminated by the leading clause (preamble) in our Declaration of Independence which states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Now, a lot of anti-2A people claim the Declaration of Independence was trumped by the Constititution. Not so! In fact, it was secured by the Constitution as clearly noted in the very next line: "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
Our government was instituted to secure these rights, not abolish them.
I pray for safety among the troops as they REPEL THE INVADERS.
All one need do to be convinced that they are indeed invaders, dangerous ones at that, is to watch some 200 UVA Wahoos storm the Virginia Tech football field and tear down our goalposts after being beaten by Virginia Tech 48 to NOTHING.
In closing, President Trump should have said the following:
Personally, I don't consider President Trump's "new" ROE to be radical at all. It's what we've always done.
Every service member who's been in combat knows what ROE means. Within the first 24 hours after arriving in theater, all officers were required to read the ROE as part of the inbrief.
According to this article, President Trump stated the following:
“It’s the military. I hope there won’t be that,” Trump said. “Anybody throwing stones, rocks, like they did ... to the Mexican police, where they badly hurt police and soldiers of Mexico ... we will consider that a firearm, because there’s not much difference where you get hit in the face with a rock.”
“They are throwing rocks viciously and violently. You saw that three days ago, really hurting the military," he said. “We are not going to put up with that. If they want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. I told them to consider it a rifle. When they throw rocks like they did at the Mexico military and police, I say consider it a rifle.”
“They are throwing rocks viciously and violently. You saw that three days ago, really hurting the military," he said. “We are not going to put up with that. If they want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. I told them to consider it a rifle. When they throw rocks like they did at the Mexico military and police, I say consider it a rifle.”
While I cringe at his choice of words, I applaud the fact that he's standing up to the violence.
Our Second Amendment mentions "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." The term "arms" includes all armaments, not just firearms. Rocks, knives, swords, axes, clubs and spears are all "arms."
Having said that, while self-defense using whatever means is available, including rocks, is indeed a right of U.S. citizens, foreign invaders are NOT "the people" i.e. U.S. citizens as clearly defined earlier in the U.S. Constitution.
Furthermore, the specified right includes "to keep" (own/possess) "and bear" (carry) "arms" doesn't include any explicit right to use them. However, the right of self defense is both implied therein as well as illuminated by the leading clause (preamble) in our Declaration of Independence which states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Now, a lot of anti-2A people claim the Declaration of Independence was trumped by the Constititution. Not so! In fact, it was secured by the Constitution as clearly noted in the very next line: "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
Our government was instituted to secure these rights, not abolish them.
I pray for safety among the troops as they REPEL THE INVADERS.
All one need do to be convinced that they are indeed invaders, dangerous ones at that, is to watch some 200 UVA Wahoos storm the Virginia Tech football field and tear down our goalposts after being beaten by Virginia Tech 48 to NOTHING.
In closing, President Trump should have said the following:
“It’s the military. I hope there won’t be that,” Trump said. “Anybody throwing stones, rocks, like they did ... to the Mexican police, where they badly hurt police and soldiers of Mexico ... they're using armaments, which are both dangerous as well as deadly.”
“They are throwing rocks viciously and violently. You saw that three days ago, really hurting the military," he said. “We are not going to put up with that. If they want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. I told them to consider all rocks for what they are: arms. They're armaments. When they throw rocks like they did at the Mexico military and police, they are committing acts of violence against our troops, and our troops will respond accordingly.”
“They are throwing rocks viciously and violently. You saw that three days ago, really hurting the military," he said. “We are not going to put up with that. If they want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. I told them to consider all rocks for what they are: arms. They're armaments. When they throw rocks like they did at the Mexico military and police, they are committing acts of violence against our troops, and our troops will respond accordingly.”
Personally, I don't consider President Trump's "new" ROE to be radical at all. It's what we've always done.