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Correcting the Record on Stuart Scheller

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 29, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to correct the record.

Yesterday, while proselytizing about the ongoing case of Stuart Scheller, one of my colleagues demonstrated a concerning misunderstanding of armed service to one's country.

Stuart Scheller did not ``stand up to incompetence.'' He broke his oath, one that all Marines take that explicitly outlines our duty to obey the President's legal orders; the same oath I took when I was sworn into the Marine Corps 11 years ago. Yesterday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs spoke directly to this understanding: the principle of civilian control of the military is critical to this republic.

A marine who posts videos of himself saying ``follow me and we will bring the whole system down'' is not a martyr. Stuart Scheller is a liability to our national security, and he will be provided the same due process that our fellow Marines have fought for and died to protect.

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