reply to post by MidnightDStroyer
Thanks for sharing the info. I hope to look into it some more in the next few days, but it appears that you have reached a point where the "fringe"
argument has simply become moot, as opposed to disproving its meaning as being representative of military authority.
Sort of like anyone can buy Seargeant stripes and put them on their sleeve. That much is true. This still does not change the fact though that the
three chevrons still represent the rank of Sergeant, and denote such a level of authority where it is established. So it is true that the symbol is
just that, a symbol, but I have yet to see where that symbol simply represents "nothing" in our courtrooms.
It should also be noted that if someone were to wear the uniform and decorations of a Seargent, without having earned or been awarded them, they would
in fact be in violation of the law. No one goes after a kid with stripes pinned on his sleeve, but it is in fact illegal to wear military insignia and
decoration that is not your own.
So then, I propose that if these courts are not in fact military courts, then they have falsely represented themselves as such, and that all cases
heard under such venue must be dismissed/overturned.




