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catbyte

(34,341 posts) Tue Aug 14, 2018, 08:40 PM Aug 2018

Democratic military vets claim GOP politics barred them from Iowa State Fair parade

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The Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus were removed at the last minute from their annual spot in the Iowa State Fair Veterans Parade by an appointee of Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/13/democratic-military-vets-reynolds-official-barred-us-iowa-state-fair-vets-parade/980304002/ …
7:25 PM - Aug 14, 2018
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So I guess if you're a vet, your service only counts if you support the party that elected a 5-time draft dodger and Russian agent. Rock bottom really does have a basement, and Republicans dwell in it. Shame on them.

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Democratic military vets claim GOP politics barred them from Iowa State Fair parade (Original Post) catbyte Aug 2018 OP

The real problem comes to light. Baitball Blogger Aug 2018 #1

The oath is to the CONSTITUTION - Not the President. bitterross Aug 2018 #2

Baitball Blogger

(46,684 posts)

1. The real problem comes to light.

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Tue Aug 14, 2018, 08:48 PM

Aug 2018

Conservatives are trying to monopolize every agency.

bitterross

(4,066 posts)

2. The oath is to the CONSTITUTION - Not the President.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 08:51 PM

Aug 2018

It scares me more and more each day to see this and the Fort Drumm ovation. The military oath requires that they obey the orders (legal ones) of the President. It is an oath to the Constitution though. NOT loyalty to the President.

But this President knows that it is easy to blur that and he has. I really do fear the military's response when Trump finally falls.

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