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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill Grant who wrote (2153)	8/20/1998 3:15:00 AM
From: Michael Sphar	Respond to of 13994

Careful with this concept. It sounds pretty much like "ends justifies the means" stuff. And that's a very slippery slope. He was a convicted felon, but got it reversed on a technicality. So be it. I have a very big personal problem with any military officer taking unto himself decision making roles that properly reside in the civilian branches of our government based on law and the founding documents. There are too many tin can military dictatorships founded on the slope where Ollie slipped. Look no further than 90 miles South of Florida. If you say he was being a good soldier, I say no. A good soldier only follows lawful orders and reports the unlawful ones. It is unlawful for the US military to overrule or obstruct directives established by our civilian government. The UCMJ, the oath of enlistment, the guiding principles of military duty in the US all support this concept. Ollie may have wanted to do good so bad, that he blew it and went too far. This was his error in judgement, and he was found guilty.