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2026-07-03 Fifth Column

US service member arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump's impeachment

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-03 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [2096 views ] Top
File under: Antifa/BLM

1 Doesn't matter what the DC courts do, what's going to matter is when he's charged under the UCMJ.

Posted by Silentbrick 2026-07-03 00:10|| 2026-07-03 00:10|| Front Page Top

2 Was Al Green (spit) the 'member of Congress'?. The article isn't clear here.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2026-07-03 01:34|| 2026-07-03 01:34|| Front Page Top

3 ^ Yes

Posted by Frank G 2026-07-03 02:34|| 2026-07-03 02:34|| Front Page Top

4 /\ This is the very cancer Trump and Hegseth are purging from our military.

Watson appears to be the one that...didn't get away.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-03 02:40|| 2026-07-03 02:40|| Front Page Top

5 Step One - resign your commission
Step Two - protest

Having failed to follow those steps he will face courts martial.

10 U.S. Code § 888 - Art. 88. Contempt toward officials

Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation

Any person subject to this chapter who-
(1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;
(2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or
(3) is derelict in the performance of his duties;

The wearing of the uniform in a political protest.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-07-03 07:34|| 2026-07-03 07:34|| Front Page Top

6 Certainly, he will be punished. He likely knows that. They have promised him something on the other side. They will either deliver him the reward or they will stiff him.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-07-03 08:07|| 2026-07-03 08:07|| Front Page Top

7 Very possibly the latter, Mr Hose.

Most 'champions' are discarded after their usefulness has run out.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2026-07-03 08:58|| 2026-07-03 08:58|| Front Page Top

8 Not enough commitment to self immolate.

Posted by Penguin of the Best Desert 2026-07-03 09:34|| 2026-07-03 09:34|| Front Page Top

9 Man with a Tibetan flag dies after setting himself on fire in front of UN headquarters

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-03 11:29|| 2026-07-03 11:29|| Front Page Top

10 Hopefully the court will reduce him in rank to ensure that his pension, if any, is substantially reduced once he is out of confinement.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-07-03 13:40|| 2026-07-03 13:40|| Front Page Top

11 I see Kathy Griffin among his supporters. Yeah, that's kind of a red flag.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-07-03 14:15|| 2026-07-03 14:15|| Front Page Top

12 I still don't understand why that woman is not in jail.