I received another letter, so even though I answered it originally, I thought I should post again to make sure no one will be missed.
I’m emailing you because you responded to the retired Generals and
Admirals (Flag officers) open letter in support of our Constitution.
Unfortunately, we could not add your name to the letter due to our
extremely small volunteer staff size; we had to limit it to retired
Generals and Admirals.
So many wonderful patriots responded that
we looked for a way outside of the small retired Flag letter team to
accommodate your desire to sign a letter similar to the one the retired
Flags signed.
Former Congressman and retired Army Lieutenant
Colonel Allen West has taken up the mantle and is organizing a letter to
encompass ALL retired military. He is on the Policy Board of the
American Constitutional Rights Union, a non-profit that is helping to
coordinate the letter. From my understanding, LTC West is looking
forward to receiving a large groundswell of support from concerned
patriotic citizens like you.
I’ve attached a copy of LTC (ret)
West’s letter. Please let me know if you would like your name added and
his team will get back to you.
Thanks and may God Bless America.
Joe Arbuckle
Major General
U.S. Army (retired)
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Open Letter from Retired U.S. Military: Support and Defend
As
former members of the U.S. military who have proudly served our nation,
we write to express our support for Constitutional freedom and liberty
and our concern for our country as many powerful forces seek to bring
Socialism and Marxism to our land.
When we agreed to serve our
country, we pledged to support and defend the U.S. Constitution against
all enemies, foreign and domestic. During our active duty service, we
did just that.Today, although no longer active duty warriors, we are
still bound to this pledge and believe we are ethically obligated to
protect our country. As such, we put our nation’s leadership on notice.
We believe the hard left turn toward Socialism and Marxism endangers our
citizens and the future of this great nation. Although a difficult step
to take, we believe this step is necessary for us to continue to
demonstrate the integrity and moral courage our oath requires.
•
We are disgusted by the dismantling of the rule of law in our great
country. We never thought we would see the return to Vietnam-style
disdain for public service. Unfortunately, this disregard and disrespect
is corrosive and will lead to dangerous situations for citizens and law
enforcement. A revolving door for criminals and a two- tiered justice
system that offers up different penalties based on the viewpoints of the
accused must end.
• It disturbs us to see the erosion of fair and
honest elections. Civilians doubt that our electoral system accurately
reflects the will of the people. Current service men and women struggle
to find clear instructions on how they can execute their own
constitutional right to vote and doubt their ballots will be counted. We
reject efforts by those who seek to avoid fair and honest elections by
deeming commonsense voting measures “racist.” The gold standard in
voting, recognized throughout the world, is in- person, with
identification, yet politicians are seeking to end this in the U.S.
•
We oppose the politicization and ideological purging of our military.
The focus of our military should be on training, readiness, and defense
of our Nation, not leftist cultural “wokeness”.
• We decry the
assault on our constitutional rights through censorship of written and
verbal expression and we point out the complicit arrangement between
private corporations and those in power to present only one point of
view. Never did we think we would see the day when our media resembled
Pravda.
• Bureaucratic abuses that have led to business and school
closures and excessive lockdowns should not be tolerated by the American
people. We do not get our rightsfrom the CDC, the FDA or from private
corporations. And, as such, we will not toleratSoviet-style internal
passports or anything resembling the Chinese social credit system where
citizens are monitored and controlled, whether that system be carried
out by the government or by their cooperative partners in the private
sector.
• We stand with Israel and call upon all Americans to
continue with the Mideast peace initiatives, the “Abraham Accords” and
oppose re-engaging in the Iran Nuclear Deal. Iran’s acquisition of
nuclear weapons is not in the interest of freedom-loving individuals.We
believe it is in the self interest of all Americans to oppose this deal.
•
We must continue our efforts for energy independence. We believe it is
in our nation’s best interest to reopen the Keystone Pipeline and focus
on regaining U.S. jobs and protecting the national security interests
provided by energy independence.
• The perforation of our southern
border is a lifeline for terrorists, drug cartels and human traffickers.
The current administration’s position on open borders and illegal
immigrants places our nation at risk from a health, economic and safety
perspective. As a sovereign nation we have a right and a duty to protect
our borders.
• We oppose the establishment of cooperative relations
with China as we believe the Chinese Communist Party is focused on
global militaristic and technological domination. It is currently
amassing weapons to stage a takeover of Taiwan. America is bound by the
Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty which protects Taiwan from invasion
by the People’s Republic of China. Our cooperation with China is at odds
with our signed alliances and is not in American self-interest. We must
focus on preventing Chinese
expansionism and protect our nation from
attacks on our infrastructure by securing our gas pipelines and
electric grids from penetration. We call upon the American people to
join us in opposing the advancement of socialism by holding public
officials accountable in the public square and the voting booth. We must
elect local, state, and federal candidates who will always act to
defend our Constitutional Republic.
The survival of our Nation and its historic values, liberty and freedom are at state.
