So, the General is fired because the MP read his panegyric to Frontal21 of all places. Bad move, but the reaction (firing the General) is appropriate.
But what about the MP? Still only a reprimand, a bit of admonition and finger-wagging, and the — long overdue — removal from the Interior Committee (why did such a right-wing character get on there in the first place). Instead, he's now allowed to manage nuclear power plant safety.
But when will a real consequence — faction expulsion — be drawn here? Or does he have so much support within the Union that the necessary majority for it can't be assembled? How deep is the brown swamp in the Bundestag?
To Mr. Struck: from my own experience during my Bundeswehr service, this is definitely not an isolated case, the General. Believing that is very naive, Mr. Struck.