When it comes to protecting America’s heroes, we’re supposed to be united. Yet right here on our own soil, it appears bureaucrats, contractors, and fat-cat towing companies are fattening their wallets at the expense of the men and women serving overseas. Nearly 150 cars belonging to service members stationed at Camp Pendleton were snatched up and auctioned off like yesterday’s junk—all while the troops were off doing their duty for the country. These aren’t just vehicles—they’re the cars, trucks, and memories of people risking their lives while our so-called betters back home can’t be troubled to follow the law.
What’s even more shocking is how casual this lawlessness has become. After being told by military legal assistance that they were breaking federal law, S&K Towing just shrugged and admitted this is business as usual. Think about that: They knew they were trampling on the rights of America’s warriors and just didn’t care. These protectors of freedom are guaranteed legal protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act for a reason—it’s supposed to safeguard them from sleazy operators taking advantage while they’re deployed. But in California, the leftist stronghold famous for coddling criminals and slapping lawbreakers on the wrist, it seems even our troops can’t get basic respect.
Make no mistake—this isn’t just one shady company. This is what happens when big government contracts, woke bureaucracy, and apathetic local officials put their heads in the sand. You’ll never see this kind of heartless treatment toward illegal immigrants, homeless squatters, or violent criminals. In fact, in leftist California, those groups are handed every benefit and legal loophole in the book, while law-abiding service members get their property stolen. It’s hypocrisy at its finest.
Instead of standing up for our military, too many in power are obsessed with virtue signaling and protecting every radical cause under the sun—unless it’s the people actually fighting for this country. If anyone with the spine of a jellyfish in Sacramento or Washington had been paying attention, maybe this company wouldn’t have run roughshod over the men and women in uniform. But hey, when you’re busy pushing climate hysteria and gender politics, who has time to enforce federal law for real Americans?
Maybe it’s time we ask ourselves: If “leaders” can’t even be bothered to defend our own service members’ rights at home, what exactly are they good for—besides helping themselves?
Source: Townhall
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