{"id":73831,"date":"2017-08-07T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=73831"},"modified":"2017-08-07T11:44:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T15:44:24","slug":"letter-from-the-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=73831","title":{"rendered":"Letter from the edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>53 Congressmen banded together last week to send Secretary of Defense James Mattis a letter urging the Secretary to ignore the orders of his Commander-in-Chief, claiming that the President intended to disregard the Constitutional rights of transgendered soldiers by denying them enlistment and service in the military. However, they were unable to point to the enumerated right to military service. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than 50 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HASCDemocrats\">@HASCDemocrats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseJudDems\">@HouseJudDems<\/a> urge Mattis &amp; Chiefs not to comply w\/ Trump unconstitutional trans ban <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/czRGkNWaDj\">https:\/\/t.co\/czRGkNWaDj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CNdJGtzNCr\">pic.twitter.com\/CNdJGtzNCr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; House Armed Services (@HASCDemocrats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HASCDemocrats\/status\/893504180551372800\">August 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, here&#8217;s the letter and it&#8217;s signatories;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73832\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73832\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-1-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-1-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-1.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73833\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73833\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-2-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-2-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-2-259x333.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-2.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73834\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-3-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-3-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-3-262x333.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-3.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73835\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73835\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-4-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-4-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-4-264x333.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-4.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73836\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73836\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-5-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-5-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-5-262x333.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-5.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73837\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73837\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-6-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-6-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-6-260x333.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-6.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73838\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73838\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-7-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-7-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-7-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-7.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73839\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73839\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-9-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-9-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-9-259x333.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-9.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73840\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73840\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LETTER-10-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LETTER-10-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LETTER-10-267x333.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LETTER-10.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=73841\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73841\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-11-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-11-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-11-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Letter-11.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, they weren&#8217;t paying attention when Mr Mattis said that he wasn&#8217;t interested in any issues that didn&#8217;t make the force more lethal. <\/p>\n<p>Reading through the names, I didn&#8217;t see many Congresspersons who would band together in support of fighting the war against terror the way it should be fought. Most of them have done their best to distract any discussion of the war or military service from the discussions that they should be having in that regard. This is just one more distraction, this time they are hoping to undermine the authority of the President.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know how the transgender ban could be unconstitutional, it&#8217;s been the Defense Department policy since 1775, including the eight years of the Obama Administration.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m reminded of the Congressmen who stood on the roof of Saddam Hussein&#8217;s palace and declared that Hussein was more trustworthy than President Bush.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder what other maladies Congress is willing to overlook for military service.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Chief Tango for the tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>53 Congressmen banded together last week to send Secretary of Defense James Mattis a letter urging &hellip; <a title=\"Letter from the edge\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=73831\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Letter from the edge<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":73832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-congress-sucks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/73832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}