Posted on 11/25/2025 10:49:09 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Elected Democrats have every right, indeed, they have a duty, to conduct oversight over the president’s use of the military to defend the nation. But what they may not do is encourage service members to disobey orders they don’t like, and that is what Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) did last week. It was a disgraceful and foolish thing to do.
In a one-minute and thirty-second video posted to social media, these elected Democrats, each of whom either served in the military or intelligence community, spoke “directly to the members of the military and intelligence community,” urging them to “refuse illegal orders.” They did this without identifying any illegal orders that had been given.
Pressed on This Week to identify which illegal orders she was referring to, Slotkin admitted, “I am not aware of things that are illegal,” but added, “there are some legal gymnastics that are going on with these Caribbean strikes and everything related to Venezuela.”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who was not featured in the video, was also called on to defend what amounts to the Democratic Party’s effort to subvert the authority of the commander in chief. On Meet the Press, she similarly failed to identify any illegal orders but added, “Some of the judges have now found in certain cities that it is not legal to send in the National Guard.”
It is true that some federal judges have issued decisions holding that President Donald Trump does not have the legal authority to deploy the National Guard...
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There’s nothing like telling a 19 year-old to decide whether his orders are legal or not.
The latest offensive in the color revolution conspiracy against Trump that started back around 2015 or 2016.
The new...
... Jane Fonda!
Orchestrated by Beltway psy-op across agencies to keep Trump assaulted on all flanks.
It’s not reckless. It’s intentional.
The Dept of War will need to send a clear message to all ranks how serious this is.
“...President Donald Trump does not have the legal authority to deploy the National Guard...”
So, the Commander in Chief of the United States Military does not have the authority to deploy United States military...
Uh-huh.....OKAYYY....
“...President Donald Trump does not have the legal authority to deploy the National Guard...”
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The net says:
Both state governors and the President of the United States can activate the National Guard.
State Governors: They can activate the National Guard to respond to state-level emergencies, such as natural disasters or civil disturbances.
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The President: The President can activate the National Guard during times of war, insurrection, or invasion, as outlined in federal law.
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Additionally, the authority to activate the National Guard during civil unrest is shared between state and federal leadership.
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Not one of those “Seditious Six” could name ANY “illegal order” ever issued by President Trump, as there were none that were not in conformity with existing Federal law. They are intentionally trying to muddy the waters without regard for decorum or good will.
The thing is, being members of either the House or Senate, once they have stated these views from the floor of the House or Senate, or even had them read into the record, they are IMMUNE from consequences of their utterances.
If none of them have exercised this “CYA” option, and have not, in fact, made a similar statement on the House or Senate floor, then they just may be in for a world of hurt.
Bkmk
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