US EditionPentagon threatening Mark Kelly fuels conservative backlash: "Amateur hour"
The Pentagon’s review follows Kelly’s call for troops to reject unlawful orders, a move that triggered bipartisan criticism and raised questions about military and legislative boundaries.
- On Monday, the Pentagon announced it would investigate Senator Mark Kelly after the video urging troops to refuse unlawful orders, and the Department of Defense said it received serious allegations and launched a review.
- Last week, Senator Mark Kelly appeared with five other Democratic lawmakers in a video that reminded service members they may have an obligation to disobey unlawful orders.
- Kelly is a retired U.S. Navy captain and former NASA astronaut who retired in 2011, and the Department of Defense said the review could include recall to active duty and court-martial proceedings.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House supports the DOD review and accused Kelly of trying to intimidate the 1.3 million active-duty service members, while Republican Representative Don Bacon criticized it as "amateur hour".
- Legal experts noted that disciplining Senator Mark Kelly risks violating legislative independence, and prosecution faces steep hurdles due to speech protections and his retired status, raising separation-of-powers concerns.
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When duty becomes dissent: Frank ‘Gus’ Biggio
Our democracy depends on men and women who refuse unlawful orders, who remember that their duty is to the Constitution even when the commander forgets his own. Sen. Kelly and his colleagues have done what any responsible public servant should: reminded us that patriotism lies not in obedience to power, but in defense of principle. That this simple truth now provokes feckless investigation is absurd enough. That it no longer shocks us is saddenin…
Pete Hegseth, in a 2016 talk, cited the same military law as the lawmakers he’s now calling seditious
U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, from Chester County, and Sen. Mark Kelly, from Arizona, were among a group of lawmakers urging members of the military to “refuse illegal orders."
Congressman Hamadeh Accuses ‘Seditious Six’ of Emotional Blackmail
Arizona Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R) has publicly accused the “Seditious Six” for emotionally blackmailing active-duty military members and charging Democratic lawmakers of wanting U.S. troops to “hesitate before protecting the American people.” Referring to the Democrats actions as “Reprehensible.” By suggesting there “could” be severe consequences for carrying out undefined “unlawful” orders, the "Seditious Six" are emotionally blackmailing ou…
Senator Mark Kelly Can't Name Any Illegal Orders But Tells Jimmy Kimmel He's 'Not Backing Down' on Urging Military to Refuse Them from Trump
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) says he is "not backing down" from telling U.S. soldiers to refuse to obey President Donald Trump's so-called "illegal orders," even as he admits that he can't name any such orders that has given.
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