6 Democratic members of Congress, former service members, made an ad in November noting the UCMJ [FN1] requires refusal to obey an illegal order. [FN2] The ad focused on orders issued by one’s superior. [FN3] An order to commit a crime is “a patently illegal order.” [FN4] 1/14

At My Lai, in Vietnam, unarmed civilians, including babies, old women and old men, were shot. [FN5] Murder is a crime. [FN6] In the November ad, contrary to claims by trump, the members of Congress did not…

In a November ad, six Democratic members of Congress, who served in the military, stated that the UCMJ [FN1] not only allows, but requires, a service member to refuse to obey an illegal order. [FN2] The ad angered the trump, et al. Nonetheless, 1/10

1) They stated the law.

Failure to obey the lawful order of a superior [FN3] is a violation of the UCMJ. Presumption that an order is lawful does not apply “to a patently illegal order, such as one that directs the commission of a…

“What is reality!?” [FN1]

Variations of this question arise frequently; their application in works of absurdist humor are apt in the context of Wednesday’s shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis & the broader issue of the dictatorship taking over this country. 1/14

Video, aired right after the shooting, shows Ms Good being shot, w/o valid legal cause, by ICE. [FN2] V Pres Vance held a press conference & said there was no dispute: Ms Good was shot trying to run over the…

trump’s people FAVOR law & order:

1) Jan 7: Woman in Minneapolis murdered.

2) Jan 8: Vance in press conf blamed woman

for her own murder.

3) Vance bemoaned:

a) potential dangers

b) to law enf officers

c) posed by people demonstrating

d) against masked officers acting w/o warrants. 1/5

trump’s people OPPOSE law & order:

4) Jan 6, 2021: unmasked officers defended our Capitol &

sustained injuries/death.

5) committed by…