Among Morton Blackwell’s laws of the public policy process is rule 26: Personnel is Policy. No matter what the law, rules, or any kind of official policy says, the real way of doing things is what those responsible for enforcement actually carry out. For instance, illegal immigration is, well… illegal. But many blue state officials are directing their police forces not to enforce laws associated with that topic. Marijuana use is against the law where I live in Kansas. But local magistrates choose not to enforce the law when it comes to cannabis violations, thus making it lawful in practice. These are but two simple examples that highlight how those charged to enforce the law sometimes make themselves the law, to no consequence.
During his tenure as Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin abandoned his oath of office as a retired military officer and embarked on a mission to radicalize America’s military. That came in three primary phases. He first made clear that any thought aligned to conservative philosophy was suspect, and should be considered on par with an undefined ‘extremism,’ which was to be rooted out. Second, he forced the radical transgender movement onto the ranks and openly defied law to use Defense Department funds to cover abortion travel. Commanders were required to approve actions related to these wicked ideological movements, regardless of their conscience on the matter. Finally came the unlawful COVID mandate. These three things in concert were designed to make America’s military a place in which morally-minded service members faced a daily barrage of attacks against conscience. Secretary Austin aimed to purge people who love America and its founding ideals from the ranks. To our national detriment, he was largely successful.
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