Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) fired back at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his threat to demote the senator’s military rank on Monday following the Pentagon’s investigation, saying he “will fight …
My money is on Captain Kelly. Kegsbreath is a little boy in comparison.
I’m not as optimistic; rules matter very little when one party has repeatedly said and shown that they will do whatever they want despite rules or precedent.
The problem isn’t that one party is doing what it wants. The problem is that rules that are not enforced are not rules. Those rules get broken because nobody is enforcing them. Captain Kelly it seems is at least trying to get the rules enforced, which is why the administration is trying to get rid of him. I think it’s more optimistic to have someone fight back instead of letting the administration break whatever rules it wants.
I’m not as optimistic; rules matter very little when one party has repeatedly said and shown that they will do whatever they want despite rules or precedent.
The problem isn’t that one party is doing what it wants. The problem is that rules that are not enforced are not rules. Those rules get broken because nobody is enforcing them. Captain Kelly it seems is at least trying to get the rules enforced, which is why the administration is trying to get rid of him. I think it’s more optimistic to have someone fight back instead of letting the administration break whatever rules it wants.
Kind of. But who’s going to make this stick? I think there’s a lot of rank and file who won’t comply with this.