Posted on Dec 9, 2020

Would you obey an illegal or unconstitutional order?

Judah Freed

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What are your professional and personal views on the right and the duty of active and retired military to disobey illegal or unconstitutional orders? (Ref. UCMJ, Articles 90, 91, 92; and the Fourth Geneva Convention.)

For instance, in the event a sitting U.S. President loses an election in the electoral college, and as a means to stay in office declares martial law or invokes the 1807 Insurrection Act, should you obey such an order? Would you individually be willing to comply?

Let's have a frank and friendly discussion on this vital topic....

e.g., https://www.witf.org/2020/06/02/president-trump-says-hell-deploy-military-to-states-if-they-dont-stop-violent-protests/

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SGT Mary G.

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Let's just say the egregious Abu Ghraib debacle would not have happened because of too much hot shot civilian contractor meddling, as we were told, if I had been around to do anything to do about it.

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