Democratic Lawmakers Tell Military to Refuse Illegal Orders

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In an interview with The New York Times, Ms. Slotkin said that she had heard from active-duty troops who were concerned about the legality of strikes that have targeted people accused by the Trump administration of trafficking narcotics by sea. Some wondered whether they could be held personally liable for the deaths, she said.
 
Trump is building an army to go into cities and brutalize civilians. Loomer said the Republicans have a serious NAZi problem that they should address. It is obvious and important to realize who is leading that movement.
 
Hume said:
Six Democratic lawmakers who served in either the military or the intelligence community are reminding their still-serving counterparts in a short online video that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders.

“Our laws are clear,” said Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, a Navy veteran and former astronaut. “You can refuse illegal orders.”

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I would readily tell Mark Kelly, to his face, he's the sort of CO I'd never want to work for. He keeps impressing me as one of those bureaucratic hacks unwilling to take a chance at anything doing everything 'by the book' no matter how pedantic, insane, or stupid that may be. His approach means little gets done and what does get done is both meaningless, pedestrian, and expensive. He's the sort that has no outstanding accomplishment in his career he can point to where he really made any difference.
 
The problem of course is that with the way America's military has long been abused to drive Empire....often flat out wasting America's blood and treasure......it is hard to imagine serving in it and being a good person at the same time.

Expecting them to care about legality seems like quite a stretch.

Almost no one ever throws their rank on the table.

Not in this nasty dark age.
 
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