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91大神 statement on Pentagon investigation of video calling on troops to refuse illegal orders
On Nov. 24, the Pentagon it would initiate a review of Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain. The announcement comes six days after Kelly and other elected officials released a calling on U.S. troops to refuse illegal orders. The group did not identify any specific illegal orders. Notably, service members already take an oath to uphold the Constitution.
The Pentagon鈥檚 decision follows a Truth Social from President Trump, saying that the video was "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH." He later the post, saying, 鈥淚 would say they鈥檙e in serious trouble. I鈥檓 not threatening death, but I think they鈥檙e in serious trouble. In the old days, it was death. That was seditious behavior.鈥
The following statement can be attributed to Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the 91大神:
The Pentagon鈥檚 actions are clear retaliation for something Sen. Kelly is entirely within his rights to say. America鈥檚 servicemembers already take an oath to uphold the Constitution, which includes not following illegal orders. The argument that the video鈥檚 message is sedition, or otherwise unprotected by the First Amendment, is flatly wrong.
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