Originally Posted by MinutemanCDC_SC
@OtherStalin, you can twist the scriptures to play devil's advocate, but you will be held accountable for speaking falsely as from the Lord, as well as for being an accomplice to sedition by the unlawful overthrow of the Constitution of the United States, Art. ii, § 1, ¶ 5: "No person except a natural born Citizen... shall be eligible to the Office of President."
Romans 13:1-7 is one of the most misapplied texts in the Bible. It has been used to justify submission to tyrants of every sort - from Suleiman, to Genghis Khan, to King George III, to Adolph Hitler, to Pol Pot, to Idi Amin, to Papa Doc Duvalier, to Nicolai Caecescu, to Saddam Hussein, and now to the constitutionally ineligible usurper, the Enemy-Combatant-in-Chief.
"We have no KING but Jesus," and "Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God." Under God, the ultimate governing authority in the U.S. is the Constitution of the United States... not the President, not a majority of Congress, not five Supreme Court Justices. To not support and defend the Constitution is oath-breaking or perjury on the face of it. For the Executive Branch to neglect to enforce the Constitution and the U.S. Code of Laws is dereliction of duty and possibly other high crimes and misdemeanors up to or including sedition and tr__s_n.
Any person who usurps a government office in violation of the law is neither an officeholder nor a governing authority, but a criminal usurper unlawfully representing himself as an officer of the United States. It is likewise a crime to obey an unlawful order, which includes any and every order issued by an unlawful authority (except such an order, otherwise lawful, which is justified or legitimized later as having been issued under the COLOR of LAW). It is not possible for a fraud, masquerading as legitimate authority, to issue any lawful order, no matter how reasonable, appropriate, or seemingly legally authorized. Such a counterfeit officer is NOT a governing authority but a CRIMINAL, who must be arrested and brought to justice for his crimes.
For example, if a burglar breaks into your house in your absence and then claims to be the legitimate occupant or homeowner, what is he when you return home and find him occupying it and claiming ownership? Does his occupation of your property make him the governing authority over it? Can he have you arrested for attempting to enter your home when he is ensconced and "enthroned" inside? Possession being 90% of the law, is he the owner of your house until you can prove his claim false in a court of law? Nonsense. He is a criminal trespasser and is to be immediately evicted and arrested by law enforcement, IF LAW ENFORCEMENT IS FUNCTIONING ACCORDING TO LAW.
But to shield a criminal usurper of authority behind the smokescreen of Romans 13:1-7 is to share in his evil deeds and to be an accomplice to his crimes. Twisting the scriptures to mean what you want them to say is being a false witness of God... which is probably not your best choice of occupations in the long run. Don't "lie for God" - He will not suffer His truth and honor to be besmirched, and you will be exposed as a liar.