Judge Napolitano to Newsmax: Govt Insulated From Misbehavior

Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano told Newsmax on Monday that the federal government has made it “nearly impossible” for itself to be held accountable for “its own misbehavior.”

Case in point: Marine veteran Lance Cpl. Catherine Arnett, who was kicked out of the service for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and then arrested and detained for 113 days for alleged trespassing. Arnett stood on principle and resisted an unlawful order.

“Rule number one: it is unlawful to obey an unlawful order. And when the military is giving unlawful orders, you are complying with the Uniform Code of Military Justice by disobeying it,” Napolitano said on “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE.” “Now, sometimes you have to face the consequences, and sometimes it takes a courageous federal judge to free you from those consequences.

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