"To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing,
if these limits may, at any time, be passed by those intended to be restrained?"
-- Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, 1803

Saturday, September 11, 2004

Here’s a guy who stood up for his conscience and defied what he considered an immoral, unjust war, which should make him a hero to Michael Moore and the rest of the world’s left-wing asshats.  Of course, he deserted and spent his time helping one of the most evil, brutal regimes in history, but hey, why split hairs?

U.S. Army Sergeant Charles Jenkins gave himself up to American military authorities Saturday to face charges that he deserted to communist North Korea four decades ago while on patrol in South Korea.

His surrender, at a U.S. army base in Japan, marks the end of a bizarre Cold War odyssey and is a big step toward resolving a diplomatic headache for the United States and close ally Japan. Jenkins, looking solemn and wearing a suit and tie, gave a long salute as he was received by Lt. Colonel Paul Nigara at Camp Zama, the U.S. Army’s headquarters in Japan west of the capital.

“Sir, I’m Sgt Jenkins, and I’m reporting,” he said.

Sounds like “I’m John Kerry, and I’m reporting for duty,” doesn’t it?

Washington says Jenkins, a native of Rich Square, North Carolina, slipped into North Korea one cold January night in 1965 while leading a patrol near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas. It says he later joined Pyongyang’s propaganda machine, appearing in an anti-American film as a sinister spy.

Hey, not only can Michael Moore lionize this guy in his next film, he’s already got time in front of a camera!

Jenkins, who is charged with desertion, aiding the enemy, encouraging disloyalty and soliciting other service members to desert, has several legal options.

When lefties lionize deserters and people, like that scumabg Marine standing with Mikey in front of the Caiptol, this is the type of thing they encourage.  This guy “stood up for his beliefs,” and is he a better man for it?  Is America a better place for it?  Or did he do nothing but aid and comfort the enemy?