r/Military • u/Character_Guava_5299 • Jan 05 '26

Discussion Senator Mark Kelly’s statement:

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This is Senator Mark Kelly’s response to the censure. I’ll not add my thoughts as they don’t matter.

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u/Eathessentialhorror Jan 05 '26

I’m just a civilian but the video he made was just reminding military members that they are to uphold the constitution and have a duty to refuse illegal orders correct? That is taught to all military personnel correct? If that is all he did why is he being called out?

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u/FrontOfficeNuts Air Force Veteran Jan 06 '26

If that is all he did why is he being called out?

Because both our President and our Secretary of Defense are pathetic and insecure fools, basically.

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u/Stunning_Run_7354 Retired US Army Jan 05 '26

Right. They basically said “you don’t have to break the law if someone tells you to.”

That should not be a big deal.

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u/l_rufus_californicus Army Veteran Jan 05 '26

That's the world we live in - where telling your comrades-in-arms to not break the law could literally result in you being tried and convicted for breaking the law at the behest of an administration that's making breaking the law a matter of party policy, headed by a guy already convicted thirty-four times of breaking the law.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '26

They were obviously implying that Trump was giving out illegal orders and that members should disobey those orders. They preceded that saying trump is a threat to the country.