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Miles Archer

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3. The demonization of Mark Kelly for saying "YOU DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW ILLEGAL ORDERS"

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:32 PM

Yesterday

The issue here is that Trump is doing an "Apprentice Ratings Tease." We're all talking about genocide in Iran, and not about his punching a 13 year old girl for biting him during a blowjob. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT, if anything, he'll actually do. But if it's an illegal order:

No, U.S. military personnel are not required to follow unlawful orders. In fact, they have a legal and ethical duty to refuse orders that are "patently illegal," such as those requiring war crimes, torture, or violations of the Constitution, as per the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
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