Nothing says “impeach me” like a tweet from the Secretary of War about disregarding the law.

If you’re interested—the quote comes from Plutarch’s Life of Pompey.

Around 82 BC, during the civil war between Sulla and the Marian faction, he sent Pompey to Sicily.

After Sulla recovered the cities there, the Mamertines of Messana refused to accept his authority on the basis of an ancient Roman law that, in their view, exempted them from his tribunal and jurisdiction.

Pompey replied (English translation):

“Cease quoting laws to us that have swords girt about us!”

Modern paraphrases often render it as “Stop quoting laws to men with swords” or “Stop quoting laws, we carry weapons.” https://x.com/petehegseth/status/2121773113239073260?a=RyTv287Zy66MSBbNvJw&s=46