Let's Talk About The Seditious Six

Here's a fact: There are no such things as "illegal orders" in the military. Here's another fact: Orders are either "lawful" or "unlawful" in the military. 

What's the difference between a "lawful" and an "unlawful" order? First, "lawful" orders are orders that comply with all applicable laws, regulations, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and the U.S. Constitution. Service members are expected and obligated to obey such orders without question. Second, "unlawful" orders are those that require a person to commit an act that violates the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the U.S. Constitution. Service members have a duty to question and ultimately disobey such orders. 

The precise use of the terms within a legal military context, the appropriate terminology, in fact, differentiates between "lawful" and "unlawful" orders. Nowhere in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) or the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM) is the use of the term "illegal orders." 

The term "unlawful order" is used in Articles 90, 91, and 92 of the UCMJ, which establish the duty to obey lawful orders and the right/duty to disobey unlawful orders. As for UCMJ Article 92 (Failure to obey order or regulation): This article can be used to charge an individual for failing to follow regulations. Examples of Article 92 violations include failing to obey lawful orders, violating general orders, such as the one prohibiting drinking while deployed, and dereliction of duty, such as failing to follow safety protocols or to secure classified information. 

A service member might be charged with failure to obey a lawful order to perform a duty, even for minor infractions such as being late for formation, though less severe violations are often handled through non-judicial punishment rather than a court-martial. Failure to obey a lawful order or regulation can include failing to obey a specific order, being late for a required formation or detail, not following a lawful order from a superior officer, failing to follow specific safety procedures during a mission or training exercise, dereliction of duty and neglecting responsibilities which means failing to carry out duties assigned to you, and dereliction that results in injury or death to other service members or civilians. 

Another example is ignoring one's duty and failing to act. In that example, security personnel who fail to intervene in a crime in progress when they have a duty to do so. In that case, depending on the circumstances, a service member may be charged with failure to obey a lawful order and dereliction of duty. 

The Manual for Courts-Martial clarifies that an order is unlawful if it "is contrary to the Constitution, the laws of the United States, or lawful superior orders or for some other reason is beyond the authority of the official issuing it".

The phrasing in legal and military documents emphasizes that the law is the ultimate standard for the validity of an order, making "lawful/unlawful" the technically accurate legal descriptors. Supsequently, the term "illegal orders" is bogus. There are lawful orders and unlawful orders, but there is no such thing as an "illegal order." 

I'm bringing this up since 6 Democrats in Congress, now known as the "Seditious Six," decided to make a video telling American troops to disobey "illegal orders" from President Trump. Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Rep. Chris Deluzio, and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, made a video to say, the "threats to our Constitution" are coming "from right here at home," and repeatedly urge the military and intelligence community to "refuse illegal orders" -- saying, "No one has to carry out orders that violate the law, or our Constitution." 

But here's the rub: Even before making the video, the "Seditious Six" knew President Trump had not issued any "illegal orders." 

It's true. A couple of them have gone on television and have been made to admit that President Trump has never issued an unlawful order as President and Commander-in-Chief. This means their attack video on President Trump has not only been a flop but has also raised questions about their personal credibility, ethics, and more. 

The obvious question is this: Where were these 6 partisan Democrat jerkweeds when Democrat President Joe Biden was issuing unlawful orders to the military and the federal government? 

First, let's talk about President Biden's "unlawful orders," the authoritarianism that he demonstrated when he issued an executive order to create illegal federal mandates on the COVID-19 pandemic and the environment. His authoritarianist mandates stretched into our homes when he tried to micromanage the lives of  Americans by telling us what electrical appliances we were forced to use. All in the name of the hoax we all know as "Climate Change." 

As for Biden's authoritarianism during COVID-19, let's not forget how he implemented a federal COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for large private employers through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which was later struck down by the Supreme Court. 

He did not have the legal authority to do so, but in 2021, Biden mandated that America's military have COVID-19 vaccinations. This was an authoritarian overreach of government power that Democrats went along with because it fell into the Democrat Mindset of micromanaging Americans. 

It was an "unlawful order," but in August 2021, all U.S. armed forces members were required to get vaccinated. President Biden's unlawful mandate was un-Constitutional because it forced our troops to take a vaccine that initially had only emergency use authorization (EUA) rather than full FDA approval, and his mandate led to thousands of service members being discharged or facing disciplinary action for refusal. 

And where were Democrats in Congress, including the "Seditious Six," when President Biden issued "unlawful orders" to the military, police, and Border Patrol to effectively stand down and open the border? Democrats in Congress should have stopped him right then and there, since President Biden, in fact, violated his oath of office to protect and defend the United States and the Constitution. In fact, Biden violated National Security. 

Democrats, especially the "Seditious Six," who are presently trying to undermine President Trump's authority as Commander-in-Chief, were silent when Joe Biden allowed the flood of illegal aliens into the United States -- effectively undermining the police, U.S. Border Patrol, and our national security, all while "unlawfully" encouraging illegal entry to bypass our immigration system. Yes, including flying in illegal aliens into the United States -- a program that was secretly funded by the Biden administration. Why didn't anyone tell those in the Biden administration to disobey the President's orders when that was going on?  

Biden's supporters argue his policies were justified even if they broke the law. Yes, while that's a completely screwed-up perspective on the legal and practical implications of policies meant to destroy the fabric of American society by flooding American streets with criminals. And yes, Democrats supported the Biden administration's illegal acts. 

It's true. As screwed-up as it sounds, the Biden administration tried to make the unjustifiable justifiable when it argued that its policies were designed to "enhance national security by focusing enforcement resources on those who pose a threat instead of on all unauthorized immigrants." This is the sort of double-talk that Democrats allowed to take place while they purposely allowed criminals, including known drug cartel members and child sex traffickers, into our country.

The Biden administration's failure to secure our border was criminal. And yes, it's "illegal orders" if you want to call them that, all "unlawful orders," issues to the Border Patrol so that they would release known violators of our immigration laws, in fact led to the release of large numbers of violent criminal illegal aliens into the U.S. to murder and rape American citizens. 

Let's not sugarcoat it: Joe Biden was given a green light when he entered office to halt the construction of the border wall and create programs for favored nationalities to enter without having to go through the proper process -- all of those Democrat policies weakened border security and put Americans' lives at risk. Democrats, like those of the Seditious Six, were quiet. 

So, what sort of "illegal orders" are Democrats worried about President Trump issuing? 

As fascinating as it might seem to some out there, Democrats are worried that President Trump will order more military personnel to the border and deploy the National Guard to crime-ridden and riotous cities. Unlike in 2020, President Trump will not allow Democrat Governors and Democrat Mayors to refuse the help of the Federal Government to quell the out-of-control riots, widespread violence, and looting and arson that burned down huge parts of several American cities. Democrats in Democrat-run cities allowed the chaos and arson to take place.  

And let's remember, Democrats are fighting for criminal illegal aliens. Democrats are using Democrat-appointed Judges to stop President Trump from deporting criminal illegal aliens. Many of the criminals that the Democrats are defending are some bad hombres. Democrats are today defending child molesters, child sex traffickers, human traffickers, slave runners, murderers, rapists, domestic abusers, drug dealers, gang members, and not just aliens who are "criminals" by virtue of being here illegally. 

What's puzzling is why Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Rep. Chris Deluzio, and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, would make a video to say, the "threats to our Constitution" are coming "from right here at home," and repeatedly urge the military and intelligence community to "refuse illegal orders" -- saying, "No one has to carry out orders that violate the law, or our Constitution." As I said before, they said that in the video while also knowing full well that they can't specify any "illegal orders" they speak of -- because President Trump has not issued any unlawful orders.

So why do it? Why make such a video? They demonstrated a lack of care regarding unlawful orders under President Biden, so what's the Seditious Six truly concerned about in regards to President Trump's lawful orders? 

Since we know that, like other Democrats during the Biden years, they weren't concerned about a Democrat President issuing "unlawful orders," what are the Seditious Six worried that President Trump might order the military to do? Is it something that may go against their self-interest? 

Well, as crazy as it sounds, their concern goes to the heart of the Democrat mindset: Democrats don't want our military to shoot at drug-running Drug Cartel boats in International Waters. Their concern is about the criminals who want to put drugs on our streets and kill Americans. They are worried about President Trump's military strikes targeting drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.

Democrats are watching President Trump shoot drug traffickers after he declared war on the Drug Cartels. President Trump is taking this fight to save America and hopefully stem the flow of murderous drugs into America to wherever the drug traffickers appear -- on the high seas, on land, or in the air.

Democrats have defended the Drug Cartels and their drug-running operations by getting Democrat-appointed Judges to stop President Trump's operations against those criminals. But that's failed so far. Democrats have also tried to get Democrat-appointed Judges to say that Drug Cartels in other countries should have the same rights and privileges as American citizens, such as "due process," "Miranda rights," and "legal representation," while shipping illegal drugs into our country from overseas. 

So no, Democrats have not been successful at stopping President Trump from killing the people who are bringing in what I call "murderous drugs" into the United States. And yes, that's what this is all about. And by the way, that's why some of my readers believe Democrats are getting paid by the Drug Cartels. 

Let's be frank here. Anything that President Trump is for, Democrats are against. Are Democrats against President Trump for targeting the Drug Cartels because Democrats are accepting bribes and payoffs from the Drug Cartels, even in the form of campaign contributions, in exchange for political favors and protection? While I might think they are in the pockets of the Drug Cartels, who really knows if they are? Of course, the question becomes, if not, then why are Democrats trying so hard to stop President Trump from attacking the Drug Cartels' drug boats? 

So why make the video if they're only trying to stop President Trump from shooting at Drug Cartel boats?

I believe they made the video to undermine President Trump's credibility with the troops and introduce doubt and confusion into the Chain of Command. I also believe the Seditious Six deliberately sought to create problems among the troops by sowing doubt in their minds. They want to make our troops question their mission when it comes to attacking the Drug Cartel drug boats. 

To me, when the Six crossed the line and became "traitors" by attempting to create discord in the ranks, they hurt unit cohesion and tried to bring morale down. What they did may also create significant legal problems within our military. Yes, especially for troops who don't realize that our military already has established procedures for handling concerns over "unlawful orders." Frankly, besides screwing with the morale of our troops by injecting doubt into their minds, the Seditious Six could be putting our troops in danger. 

The Seditious Six can frame their video as fulfilling their "Constitutional obligation and a non-controversial reminder." They can also say they are upholding their oath to the Constitution, and they "are not afraid to use their authority to hold the government accountable." That's all just cover for them screwing with our troops and them trying to make it sound like they are doing their job when we all know they aren't. 

But let's not make a mistake about what this is all about. The traitors who made the video did so to attack President Trump and our military. They did it because Democrats don't like the fact that President Trump is successful and popular with the American public and our troops. Democrats hate Trump, and they will do anything, including arrange a Coup if they can, to see him fail. 

Democrats only care about their own self-interest. The video was a Trump hit piece aimed at getting our troops, including our Generals, many of whom also suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, to question President Trump's leadership and credibility. Democrats did this knowing full well that their attack would also demotivate our troops and assault their sense of purpose to protect America. All, just to attack President Trump. 

 

Tom Correa