Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich) Admits Trump Has Not Issued Illegal Orders to U.S. Military

Following is excellent, insightful comments from Marine friends about the stupid 6 calling for military to disobey orders from the Commander-in-Chief or Secretary of War. In fact, they can’t name a single order given by POTUS Trump or Secretary Hegseth that is illegal or unlawful. I am in total agreement with all comments below — this nonsensical video is a 100% political ploy and another example of TDS by these six “useful idiots” with little understanding of the UCMJ and what would be considered an unlawful or illegal order.

Sen Mark Kelly, a retired Navy Captain is one of the worst at misinterpreting the Constitution and what is considered lawful for our military to carry out.

Recommend calling Sens Kelly (D-AZ) and Slotkin (D-MI) and Reps. Crow (D-CO), Goodlander (D-NH), Deluzio (D-PA) and Houlahan (D-PA) and telling them such idiocy and lies hurt our military readiness. Ask them to name a single order issued by the Commander-in-Chief and/or Secy of War that is illegal, unlawful, and/or unconstitutional. They won’t be able to do so.

Great points and insight by (name withdrawn) – his vignette on ROE is compelling

These “prior service” Dems better start watching what they say – getting to clever by half on what they’re calling “illegal”…just as LTC Brown observed. It will become real when one or all called to testify at a court martial of one of their “adherents”.

As Fred Thompson’s character said in the movie “Hunt for Red October”: “”This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it. “

Silly ass game these partisan hacks are playing that’s now getting out of control…

Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), an unlawful order is a directive that violates the Constitution, federal law, or military regulations, or directs a service member to commit a crime or unethical act.

The Geneva Convention is intended to protect non-combatants or those unable to fight (civilians, medics, clergy, POWs, AID workers etc.)…oh yeah, I forgot — combatants vs. non combatants — is that civilian acting as a hostile?; is that POW compliant? Is that AID worker turned into a threat? Seems I recall Peacekeepers being killed somewhere along the way. Not so black and white an issue.

Certainly wanton murder, rape, torture (however interpreted), killing of non-combatants etc. are unlawful acts and should orders be given to commit such, then it certainly is both the right and responsibility of the serviceman to question/disobey such orders. And then standby for any fallout, particularly if it is later determined that the order was lawful.

And then we get into the mucky waters of policy, international law and the constitution itself. I can only “assume” that these six wackos are speaking to senior force commanders….

99% or more of servicemembers who have zero knowledge of what constitutes an illegal order in the context of policy, international law or the constitution itself, would now be left to interpret their perceptions or understanding of the legal language.

So, thanks for the great guidance and “we got your back” assurances. I think I will obey the orders of the officers appointed over me and until I am “certain” that a crime is what is being asked of me, chances are I will be the Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Coast Guardsman, Space Cadet that I am “trained to be”

This is political rhetoric, and wreckless rhetoric at that.

Six Democrat Congresspersons released an outrageous video aimed at US military telling them to disobey any orders they consider unlawful. To me this is border line sedition.

Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice states that it is a military crime to disobey orders eg. Article 92 of the UCMJ pertains to the failure to obey orders or regulations. It states that any person subject to the UCMJ who violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation, or who has knowledge of any lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces and fails to obey it, can be charged under this article. Violations can lead to disciplinary actions, including courts-martial.

The video urging military to disobey orders they consider illegal features Sens. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) and Mark Kelly (Ariz.), and Reps. Jason Crow (Colo.), Chissy Houlahan (Pa.), Chris Deluzio

“The one-minute video, posted by Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and viewed more than 1.6 million times, features these six lawmakers invoking their prior service while telling members of the military and intelligence community that “the threats to our Constitution are coming from right here at home.”

Apparently the lawful use of National Guard to insure safety of federal facilities in some lawless Democrat controlled cities and taking out/justifiable killing of narcoterrorists in boats carrying drugs including deadly fentaynl is the trigger for this outrageous video.

Although it is true that a member of our military does not have to obey unlawful orders, determining that an order is unlawful can not be taken lightly and should not be based on political preferences or opinions. Before disobeying an order a serviceperson has options such as using the open door policy to pursue their concern through the chain of command and/or going to the nearest Inspector General or Judge Advocate General for help/determination of appropriate action before disobeying an order. Of course none of these options are mentioned in this outrageous video.

Semper Fi

Call the Congressional Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 — ask operator to connect you to their office. Leave message with Staffer or answering machine if a Staffer doesn’t answer!

Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin Admits That Trump Has Not Issued Illegal Orders to U.S. Military

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) admitted on Sunday that to her knowledge she was “not aware” that President Donald Trump has issued an illegal order to U.S. Military service members.

During an interview on ABC’s This Week, host Martha Raddatz referenced the White House’s response to a video in which Democrats, such as Slotkin, encourage U.S. military troops to disobey orders. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt previously accused Democrats of suggesting that Trump “has given illegal orders, which he has not.”

When asked if Leavitt’s answer was “accurate,” Slotkin explained that Democrats put the statement out because they allegedly had a “sheer number” of troops and young officers question what they “should do.”

“Let’s talk right now. Do you believe President Trump has issued any illegal orders?” Raddatz asked.

“To my knowledge, I am not aware of things that are illegal — but certainly there are some legal gymnastics that are going on with these Caribbean strikes, and everything related to Venezuela,” Slotkin answered.

In a previous post on Truth Social, Trump suggested that the Democrat lawmakers who encouraged U.S. troops to disobey his orders should be jailed.

“THE TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS SHOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW, NOT ROAMING THE FAKE NEWS NETWORKS TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT WHAT THEY SAID WAS OKAY,” Trump wrote in his post on Saturday. “IT WASN’T, AND NEVER WILL BE! IT WAS SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND SEDITION IS A MAJOR CRIME. THERE CAN BE NO OTHER INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THEY SAID!”

Trump’s comments came after Slotkin, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and other Democrats released a video on Tuesday in which they claim the Trump administration is “pitting” uniformed military service members and “intelligence community professionals” against U.S. citizens.

“Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home,” the lawmakers say in the video.

“Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders,” Kelly says in the video.

“You can refuse illegal orders,” Slotkin says in the video.

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