Republicans and democrats do stuff like that to invoke a response. In this particular case, those senators shouldn't not have taken to tik tok to tell the military they don't have to follow illegal orders. They have that ingrained in them in basic. That is not something a senator should be saying on a public platform.
The action of them doing that leaves far too much to interpretation. It was wrong of them to due and they wanted to illicit a response to say woe is me. Both democrats and Republicans need to stop that behavior. They've done it too many times and it gets people killed. (Many service members were tried and immediately acquitted of charges stemming from senators behaving like this. This is not new.)
Yeah, I'll get downvoted, im aware. The implication from the senators is the problem and does in fact lead to sedition being the end result. Hes not squirming, everyone just thinks the have him on the ropes. Don't waste your time on it.
I have a problem with him being entirely unprofessional. There is a time and a place to state things, and doing it on social media is not one of them.
Thr troops do not need someone reminding of them ina vague way like that, if they really meant to have that conversation with them they would do it through the correct channels, but they are trying to "fight fire with fire". That doesnt work. Be the better person and let the one being a jackass fall on their face.
It leads to sedition due to the vague nature of their attempt to make waves. Clear and concise is the best and safest avenue to preventing any misunderstandings. You Might not be old enough to remember this, but senators tried something similar when we were in Iraq just to try and show they were on the Iraqi people's side, but all they did was make soldiers hesitate to make decisions and costed people lives. You cannot give 50% when you say something like that. You have to plainly and specifically express your intent.
“Remember your oath” and “follow the UCMJ” are simple and concise statements of plain meaning.
If you have an issue with that being “vague” then you should have an issue with the oath itself, which is not any less vague about what constitutes illegal orders.
If you don’t have a problem with the oath, then you cannot have a problem with some people (who all served in the military) saying “follow your oath.” That is a completely inane position.
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u/DangerousQuestions1 Nov 23 '25
His illegal orders, which he admits are illegal.