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  1. The way to deal with hard decisions you know you’re going to face is to work out your response ahead of time. That way you have time to evaluate each option against your own model of the person you’d like to be, and to prepare yourself for the possible consequences of your decision. When the moment comes, you’re ready, not panicking over what to do.

    Act in haste, as the old saying goes, repent at leisure.

    #UCMJ #illegalOrders #Iran #Israel #Amerika #impeach47 #resist #Ω #donotcomply #crushICE

  2. The way to deal with hard decisions you know you’re going to face is to work out your response ahead of time. That way you have time to evaluate each option against your own model of the person you’d like to be, and to prepare yourself for the possible consequences of your decision. When the moment comes, you’re ready, not panicking over what to do.

    Act in haste, as the old saying goes, repent at leisure.

    #UCMJ #illegalOrders #Iran #Israel #Amerika #impeach47 #resist #Ω #donotcomply #crushICE

  3. The way to deal with hard decisions you know you’re going to face is to work out your response ahead of time. That way you have time to evaluate each option against your own model of the person you’d like to be, and to prepare yourself for the possible consequences of your decision. When the moment comes, you’re ready, not panicking over what to do.

    Act in haste, as the old saying goes, repent at leisure.

    #UCMJ #illegalOrders #Iran #Israel #Amerika #impeach47 #resist #Ω #donotcomply #crushICE

  4. The way to deal with hard decisions you know you’re going to face is to work out your response ahead of time. That way you have time to evaluate each option against your own model of the person you’d like to be, and to prepare yourself for the possible consequences of your decision. When the moment comes, you’re ready, not panicking over what to do.

    Act in haste, as the old saying goes, repent at leisure.

    #UCMJ #illegalOrders #Iran #Israel #Amerika #impeach47 #resist #Ω #donotcomply #crushICE

  5. The way to deal with hard decisions you know you’re going to face of to work out your response ahead of time. That way you have time to evaluate each option against your own model of the person you’d like to be, and to prepare yourself for the possible consequences of your decision. When the moment comes, you’re ready, not panicking over what to do.

    Act in haste, as the old saying goes, repent at leisure.

    #UCMJ #illegalOrders #Iran #Israel #Amerika #impeach47 #resist #Ω #donotcomply #crushICE

  6. The #USA already has within its legal system everything it needs to end the war and reopen the #StraitOfHormuz. Here's how:

    1. Return to the House, vacate the Speakership, and elect a new Speaker who'd be willing to do what's necessary (perhaps #ThomasMassie, who's one of the only Republicans apparently not controlled by the Epstein class).
    2. Impeach, convict, and remove every #SCOTUS judge who committed perjury in their confirmation hearing or who's ever taken a bribe.
    3. Impeach, convict, and remove Donald Trump and his criminal cabinet (including the criminal AG: replace her with #JackSmith).
    4. Arrest, charge, and convict #DonaldTrump, #PeteHegseth, and other perpetrators under 18 USC §241, §242, §1111, and other applicable offences, and seek the maximum penalty for every offence. (For military officer perpetrators, analogous #UCMJ charges may be necessary.)
    5. Commit to carrying out applicable sentences for all convictions.

    If a new slate of #US diplomats can promise #Iran the results of step 5, for enough of the perpetrators, they could restore the peace and the flow of fertilizer.

    One more step may also be necessary: Seize all profits of every entity—corporate or individual—who profited from those crimes, forfeit as proceeds of crime, to deter future corporate complicity. Disperse those funds to victims' families as reparations.

    In the end, considering how the Iranian government seems to think, a comparable number of American perpetrators—starting with those with the most power, thus the most responsibility—may need receive the due sentence for the (at least) 260 counts of murder of children to date.

    That would be more than fair: What's a small bunch of Nazi politicians and oligarchs in exchange for food for hundreds of millions of innocent American citizens, such as all those patriots opposing the war?

  7. The #USA already has within its legal system everything it needs to end the war and reopen the #StraitOfHormuz. Here's how:

    1. Return to the House, vacate the Speakership, and elect a new Speaker who'd be willing to do what's necessary (perhaps #ThomasMassie, who's one of the only Republicans apparently not controlled by the Epstein class).
    2. Impeach, convict, and remove every #SCOTUS judge who committed perjury in their confirmation hearing or who's ever taken a bribe.
    3. Impeach, convict, and remove Donald Trump and his criminal cabinet (including the criminal AG: replace her with #JackSmith).
    4. Arrest, charge, and convict #DonaldTrump, #PeteHegseth, and other perpetrators under 18 USC §241, §242, §1111, and other applicable offences, and seek the maximum penalty for every offence. (For military officer perpetrators, analogous #UCMJ charges may be necessary.)
    5. Commit to carrying out applicable sentences for all convictions.

    If a new slate of #US diplomats can promise #Iran the results of step 5, for enough of the perpetrators, they could restore the peace and the flow of fertilizer.

    One more step may also be necessary: Seize all profits of every entity—corporate or individual—who profited from those crimes, forfeit as proceeds of crime, to deter future corporate complicity. Disperse those funds to victims' families as reparations.

    In the end, considering how the Iranian government seems to think, a comparable number of American perpetrators—starting with those with the most power, thus the most responsibility—may need receive the due sentence for the (at least) 260 counts of murder of children to date.

    That would be more than fair: What's a small bunch of Nazi politicians and oligarchs in exchange for food for hundreds of millions of innocent American citizens, such as all those patriots opposing the war?

  8. The #USA already has within its legal system everything it needs to end the war and reopen the #StraitOfHormuz. Here's how:

    1. Return to the House, vacate the Speakership, and elect a new Speaker who'd be willing to do what's necessary (perhaps #ThomasMassie, who's one of the only Republicans apparently not controlled by the Epstein class).
    2. Impeach, convict, and remove every #SCOTUS judge who committed perjury in their confirmation hearing or who's ever taken a bribe.
    3. Impeach, convict, and remove Donald Trump and his criminal cabinet (including the criminal AG: replace her with #JackSmith).
    4. Arrest, charge, and convict #DonaldTrump, #PeteHegseth, and other perpetrators under 18 USC §241, §242, §1111, and other applicable offences, and seek the maximum penalty for every offence. (For military officer perpetrators, analogous #UCMJ charges may be necessary.)
    5. Commit to carrying out applicable sentences for all convictions.

    If a new slate of #US diplomats can promise #Iran the results of step 5, for enough of the perpetrators, they could restore the peace and the flow of fertilizer.

    One more step may also be necessary: Seize all profits of every entity—corporate or individual—who profited from those crimes, forfeit as proceeds of crime, to deter future corporate complicity. Disperse those funds to victims' families as reparations.

    In the end, considering how the Iranian government seems to think, a comparable number of American perpetrators—starting with those with the most power, thus the most responsibility—may need receive the due sentence for the (at least) 260 counts of murder of children to date.

    That would be more than fair: What's a small bunch of Nazi politicians and oligarchs in exchange for food for hundreds of millions of innocent American citizens, such as all those patriots opposing the war?

  9. The #USA already has within its legal system everything it needs to end the war and reopen the #StraitOfHormuz. Here's how:

    1. Return to the House, vacate the Speakership, and elect a new Speaker who'd be willing to do what's necessary (perhaps #ThomasMassie, who's one of the only Republicans apparently not controlled by the Epstein class).
    2. Impeach, convict, and remove every #SCOTUS judge who committed perjury in their confirmation hearing or who's ever taken a bribe.
    3. Impeach, convict, and remove Donald Trump and his criminal cabinet (including the criminal AG: replace her with #JackSmith).
    4. Arrest, charge, and convict #DonaldTrump, #PeteHegseth, and other perpetrators under 18 USC §241, §242, §1111, and other applicable offences, and seek the maximum penalty for every offence. (For military officer perpetrators, analogous #UCMJ charges may be necessary.)
    5. Commit to carrying out applicable sentences for all convictions.

    If a new slate of #US diplomats can promise #Iran the results of step 5, for enough of the perpetrators, they could restore the peace and the flow of fertilizer.

    One more step may also be necessary: Seize all profits of every entity—corporate or individual—who profited from those crimes, forfeit as proceeds of crime, to deter future corporate complicity. Disperse those funds to victims' families as reparations.

    In the end, considering how the Iranian government seems to think, a comparable number of American perpetrators—starting with those with the most power, thus the most responsibility—may need receive the due sentence for the (at least) 260 counts of murder of children to date.

    That would be more than fair: What's a small bunch of Nazi politicians and oligarchs in exchange for food for hundreds of millions of innocent American citizens, such as all those patriots opposing the war?

  10. The #USA already has within its legal system everything it needs to end the war and reopen the #StraitOfHormuz. Here's how:

    1. Return to the House, vacate the Speakership, and elect a new Speaker who'd be willing to do what's necessary (perhaps #ThomasMassie, who's one of the only Republicans apparently not controlled by the Epstein class).
    2. Impeach, convict, and remove every #SCOTUS judge who committed perjury in their confirmation hearing or who's ever taken a bribe.
    3. Impeach, convict, and remove Donald Trump and his criminal cabinet (including the criminal AG: replace her with #JackSmith).
    4. Arrest, charge, and convict #DonaldTrump, #PeteHegseth, and other perpetrators under 18 USC §241, §242, §1111, and other applicable offences, and seek the maximum penalty for every offence. (For military officer perpetrators, analogous #UCMJ charges may be necessary.)
    5. Commit to carrying out applicable sentences for all convictions.

    If a new slate of #US diplomats can promise #Iran the results of step 5, for enough of the perpetrators, they could restore the peace and the flow of fertilizer.

    One more step may also be necessary: Seize all profits of every entity—corporate or individual—who profited from those crimes, forfeit as proceeds of crime, to deter future corporate complicity. Disperse those funds to victims' families as reparations.

    In the end, considering how the Iranian government seems to think, a comparable number of American perpetrators—starting with those with the most power, thus the most responsibility—may need receive the due sentence for the (at least) 260 counts of murder of children to date.

    That would be more than fair: What's a small bunch of Nazi politicians and oligarchs in exchange for food for hundreds of millions of innocent American citizens, such as all those patriots opposing the war?

  11. Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder

    The question of when it is lawful for U.S. #military personnel to refuse an unlawful order has become a point of discussion in the political arena. #PeteHegseth had issued a verbal order to “kill everyone” … allegedly killing two shipwrecked survivors who were clinging to the wreckage of their vessel on Sept. 2, 2025.
    #ucmj #warcrime #dod

    justsecurity.org/125948/illega

  12. CW: WARNING!! Google AI speech of hypothetical president Scott Kelly re trust in command. Interesting for sure

    I do not endorse the response, which still embraces the MI Complex, among other issues. It registers squarely in the AI Slop set in the Venn diagram. Thought it might be fun to see the approach.
    #hegseth #jag #secdef #legal #venezuela #ucmj #constitution

  13. New strips every Sunday. Reposts of strips from my first-term collection, TRUMPBERT: OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE (Trumpbert.com) most weekdays.

    What America would look like if we put the worst of the worst in charge: AuthorFreeman.com/worst

    #dilbert #parody #trump #satire #comic #webcomic #ucmj #sedition #nuremberg #genevaConventions

  14. James Surowiecki wrote about an American military attack on a boat in the Caribbean::
    "Executing unarmed enemy survivors who pose no threat to U.S. troops is plainly illegal under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

    So when people ask 'What's an example of an illegal order from the Trump administration?,'
    this is an example."
    copy: @renewedresistance #ethics #politics #injustice #UCMJ

  15. I get that people want to write this off as another distraction to … fill in the blank [probably folks are craving more #Epstein drama] … but whether #Trump’s inept handling of foreign or domestic policy leads #DarthVader / #StephenMiller to try to pull a “these are not the droids you are looking for” on us, the tiny dictator doesn’t have an iota of the force, so pay attention, even if you have a 4-day weekend. Por favor.

    #law #military #MilitaryLaw #UCMJ #dissent #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech

  16. Sen. Slotkin said #Trump “is attempting to use the #FBI to scare us.”

    “Whether you agree with the video or don’t agree with the video, the question to me is: is this the appropriate response for a president of the United States to go after & seek to weaponize the federal government against those he disagrees with?”

    #law #military #MilitaryLaw #UCMJ #despotism #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech

  17. It would mark the 2nd investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the #Pentagon said it was reviewing Sen #MarkKelly (D-AZ) over potential violations of #MilitaryLaw (also bullshit). The #FBI & Pentagon actions come after #Trump accused the lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” in a social media post.

    #law #military #UCMJ #despotism #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech

  18. This reminds me of when #Nixon said - if the president does it, it’s legal.
    ===

    #WhiteHouse Declares All of Trump’s Orders to #Military Are Legal - The New Republic

    The #Trump administration is twisting U.S. military code to take revenge against #Democrats who reminded troops to follow the law
    #maga #ucmj

    newrepublic.com/post/203628/wh

  19. Uniform Code of Military Justice:

    "An order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be inferred to be lawful, and it is disobeyed at the peril of the subordinate. This inference does not apply to a patently illegal order, such as one that directs the commission of a crime."

    #IllegalOrders #UCMJ

    mattbarrylaw.com/2024/11/10/un

  20. UCMJ Article 92 & The Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders – 2025

    Editor’s Note: This text (edited) was created by Gemini, November 20, 2025. The image is provided as CC0 1.0 public domain for use by anyone as needed. UCMJ Article 92 by Michael McCulley is marked CC0 1.0 Universal

    The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) does not explicitly have a section titled “constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders,” but its provisions clearly establish that military personnel are required to obey only lawful orders. Illegal orders—those that violate the Constitution, U.S. laws, or international laws—do not require compliance and must be disobeyed.

    Relevant UCMJ Articles and Provisions
    Article 92 (10 U.S.C. § 892) – Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation

    This article makes it a punishable offense to disobey lawful orders or regulations. It applies only to lawful orders, implying that unlawful orders are not to be obeyed. Orders are presumed lawful unless they clearly violate laws or constitutional rights.

    This article also emphasizes the obedience of lawful orders, with punishment for willful disobedience. It implicitly excludes unlawful orders from what must be obeyed.

    Legal experts interpret this as underscoring that orders lacking valid military purpose or that violate the Constitution are illegal and must not be followed.

    Legal and Constitutional Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

    Military personnel swear an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, placing constitutional duty above obedience to unlawful commands. They are legally and morally obligated to refuse orders that require criminal acts, torture, harming civilians, or violate treaties such as the Geneva Conventions.

    The law and military legal commentary affirm that obeying illegal orders is not a defense for committing illegal acts (the “Nuremberg defense” is invalid). Service members have a responsibility to seek clarification, document, report, and refuse unlawful commands.

    Illegal orders include any commands that contradict the Constitution, U.S. laws, lawful superior orders, or fall beyond the issuing official’s authority. The legality of an order can ultimately be decided by a military judge.

    Summary

    The UCMJ Article 92 governs obedience, but its text and interpretation make clear only lawful orders must be obeyed.

    The constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders arises from the oath to defend the Constitution and the principle that illegal orders are void.

    Military law supports refusal of orders that require crimes or violations of constitutional and international law, with protections for service members who do so lawfully.

    This relationship is grounded in UCMJ Articles 90 and 92, intertwined with constitutional principles and military legal interpretations, providing a clear framework that service members must disobey illegal orders.

    MLA Bibliography

    Tags: 2025, Bibliography, Constitutional Duty, Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders, Gemini, Gemini AI, Google Gemini, International laws, Legal Experts, Military Judges, MLA, U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws, UCMJ, UCMJ Article 90, UCMJ Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice

    #2025 #bibliography #constitutionalDuty #dutyToDisobeyIllegalOrders #gemini #geminiAi #googleGemini #internationalLaws #legalExperts #militaryJudges #mla #uSConstitution #uSLaws #ucmj #ucmjArticle90 #ucmjArticle92 #uniformCodeOfMilitaryJustice

  21. UCMJ Article 92 & The Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders – 2025

    Editor’s Note: This text (edited) was created by Gemini, November 20, 2025. The image is provided as CC0 1.0 public domain for use by anyone as needed. UCMJ Article 92 by Michael McCulley is marked CC0 1.0 Universal

    The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) does not explicitly have a section titled “constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders,” but its provisions clearly establish that military personnel are required to obey only lawful orders. Illegal orders—those that violate the Constitution, U.S. laws, or international laws—do not require compliance and must be disobeyed.

    Relevant UCMJ Articles and Provisions
    Article 92 (10 U.S.C. § 892) – Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation

    This article makes it a punishable offense to disobey lawful orders or regulations. It applies only to lawful orders, implying that unlawful orders are not to be obeyed. Orders are presumed lawful unless they clearly violate laws or constitutional rights.

    This article also emphasizes the obedience of lawful orders, with punishment for willful disobedience. It implicitly excludes unlawful orders from what must be obeyed.

    Legal experts interpret this as underscoring that orders lacking valid military purpose or that violate the Constitution are illegal and must not be followed.

    Legal and Constitutional Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

    Military personnel swear an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, placing constitutional duty above obedience to unlawful commands. They are legally and morally obligated to refuse orders that require criminal acts, torture, harming civilians, or violate treaties such as the Geneva Conventions.

    The law and military legal commentary affirm that obeying illegal orders is not a defense for committing illegal acts (the “Nuremberg defense” is invalid). Service members have a responsibility to seek clarification, document, report, and refuse unlawful commands.

    Illegal orders include any commands that contradict the Constitution, U.S. laws, lawful superior orders, or fall beyond the issuing official’s authority. The legality of an order can ultimately be decided by a military judge.

    Summary

    The UCMJ Article 92 governs obedience, but its text and interpretation make clear only lawful orders must be obeyed.

    The constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders arises from the oath to defend the Constitution and the principle that illegal orders are void.

    Military law supports refusal of orders that require crimes or violations of constitutional and international law, with protections for service members who do so lawfully.

    This relationship is grounded in UCMJ Articles 90 and 92, intertwined with constitutional principles and military legal interpretations, providing a clear framework that service members must disobey illegal orders.

    MLA Bibliography

    Tags: 2025, Bibliography, Constitutional Duty, Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders, Gemini, Gemini AI, Google Gemini, International laws, Legal Experts, Military Judges, MLA, U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws, UCMJ, UCMJ Article 90, UCMJ Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice

    #2025 #bibliography #constitutionalDuty #dutyToDisobeyIllegalOrders #gemini #geminiAi #googleGemini #internationalLaws #legalExperts #militaryJudges #mla #uSConstitution #uSLaws #ucmj #ucmjArticle90 #ucmjArticle92 #uniformCodeOfMilitaryJustice

  22. UCMJ Article 92 & The Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders – 2025

    Editor’s Note: This text (edited) was created by Gemini, November 20, 2025. The image is provided as CC0 1.0 public domain for use by anyone as needed. UCMJ Article 92 by Michael McCulley is marked CC0 1.0 Universal

    The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) does not explicitly have a section titled “constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders,” but its provisions clearly establish that military personnel are required to obey only lawful orders. Illegal orders—those that violate the Constitution, U.S. laws, or international laws—do not require compliance and must be disobeyed.

    Relevant UCMJ Articles and Provisions
    Article 92 (10 U.S.C. § 892) – Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation

    This article makes it a punishable offense to disobey lawful orders or regulations. It applies only to lawful orders, implying that unlawful orders are not to be obeyed. Orders are presumed lawful unless they clearly violate laws or constitutional rights.

    This article also emphasizes the obedience of lawful orders, with punishment for willful disobedience. It implicitly excludes unlawful orders from what must be obeyed.

    Legal experts interpret this as underscoring that orders lacking valid military purpose or that violate the Constitution are illegal and must not be followed.

    Legal and Constitutional Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

    Military personnel swear an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, placing constitutional duty above obedience to unlawful commands. They are legally and morally obligated to refuse orders that require criminal acts, torture, harming civilians, or violate treaties such as the Geneva Conventions.

    The law and military legal commentary affirm that obeying illegal orders is not a defense for committing illegal acts (the “Nuremberg defense” is invalid). Service members have a responsibility to seek clarification, document, report, and refuse unlawful commands.

    Illegal orders include any commands that contradict the Constitution, U.S. laws, lawful superior orders, or fall beyond the issuing official’s authority. The legality of an order can ultimately be decided by a military judge.

    Summary

    The UCMJ Article 92 governs obedience, but its text and interpretation make clear only lawful orders must be obeyed.

    The constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders arises from the oath to defend the Constitution and the principle that illegal orders are void.

    Military law supports refusal of orders that require crimes or violations of constitutional and international law, with protections for service members who do so lawfully.

    This relationship is grounded in UCMJ Articles 90 and 92, intertwined with constitutional principles and military legal interpretations, providing a clear framework that service members must disobey illegal orders.

    MLA Bibliography

    Tags: 2025, Bibliography, Constitutional Duty, Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders, Gemini, Gemini AI, Google Gemini, International laws, Legal Experts, Military Judges, MLA, U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws, UCMJ, UCMJ Article 90, UCMJ Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice

    #2025 #bibliography #constitutionalDuty #dutyToDisobeyIllegalOrders #gemini #geminiAi #googleGemini #internationalLaws #legalExperts #militaryJudges #mla #uSConstitution #uSLaws #ucmj #ucmjArticle90 #ucmjArticle92 #uniformCodeOfMilitaryJustice

  23. UCMJ Article 92 & The Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders – 2025

    Editor’s Note: This text (edited) was created by Gemini, November 20, 2025. The image is provided as CC0 1.0 public domain for use by anyone as needed.

    The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) does not explicitly have a section titled “constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders,” but its provisions clearly establish that military personnel are required to obey only lawful orders. Illegal orders—those that violate the Constitution, U.S. laws, or international laws—do not require compliance and must be disobeyed.

    Relevant UCMJ Articles and Provisions
    Article 92 (10 U.S.C. § 892) – Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation

    This article makes it a punishable offense to disobey lawful orders or regulations. It applies only to lawful orders, implying that unlawful orders are not to be obeyed. Orders are presumed lawful unless they clearly violate laws or constitutional rights.

    This article also emphasizes the obedience of lawful orders, with punishment for willful disobedience. It implicitly excludes unlawful orders from what must be obeyed.

    Legal experts interpret this as underscoring that orders lacking valid military purpose or that violate the Constitution are illegal and must not be followed.

    Legal and Constitutional Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

    Military personnel swear an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, placing constitutional duty above obedience to unlawful commands. They are legally and morally obligated to refuse orders that require criminal acts, torture, harming civilians, or violate treaties such as the Geneva Conventions.

    The law and military legal commentary affirm that obeying illegal orders is not a defense for committing illegal acts (the “Nuremberg defense” is invalid). Service members have a responsibility to seek clarification, document, report, and refuse unlawful commands.

    Illegal orders include any commands that contradict the Constitution, U.S. laws, lawful superior orders, or fall beyond the issuing official’s authority. The legality of an order can ultimately be decided by a military judge.

    Summary

    The UCMJ Article 92 governs obedience, but its text and interpretation make clear only lawful orders must be obeyed.

    The constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders arises from the oath to defend the Constitution and the principle that illegal orders are void.

    Military law supports refusal of orders that require crimes or violations of constitutional and international law, with protections for service members who do so lawfully.

    This relationship is grounded in UCMJ Articles 90 and 92, intertwined with constitutional principles and military legal interpretations, providing a clear framework that service members must disobey illegal orders.

    MLA Bibliography

    #2025 #bibliography #constitutionalDuty #dutyToDisobeyIllegalOrders #gemini #geminiAi #googleGemini #internationalLaws #legalExperts #militaryJudges #mla #uSConstitution #uSLaws #ucmj #ucmjArticle90 #ucmjArticle92 #uniformCodeOfMilitaryJustice

  24. UCMJ Article 92 & The Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders – 2025

    Editor’s Note: This text (edited) was created by Gemini, November 20, 2025. The image is provided as CC0 1.0 public domain for use by anyone as needed.

    The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) does not explicitly have a section titled “constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders,” but its provisions clearly establish that military personnel are required to obey only lawful orders. Illegal orders—those that violate the Constitution, U.S. laws, or international laws—do not require compliance and must be disobeyed.

    Relevant UCMJ Articles and Provisions
    Article 92 (10 U.S.C. § 892) – Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation

    This article makes it a punishable offense to disobey lawful orders or regulations. It applies only to lawful orders, implying that unlawful orders are not to be obeyed. Orders are presumed lawful unless they clearly violate laws or constitutional rights.

    This article also emphasizes the obedience of lawful orders, with punishment for willful disobedience. It implicitly excludes unlawful orders from what must be obeyed.

    Legal experts interpret this as underscoring that orders lacking valid military purpose or that violate the Constitution are illegal and must not be followed.

    Legal and Constitutional Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

    Military personnel swear an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, placing constitutional duty above obedience to unlawful commands. They are legally and morally obligated to refuse orders that require criminal acts, torture, harming civilians, or violate treaties such as the Geneva Conventions.

    The law and military legal commentary affirm that obeying illegal orders is not a defense for committing illegal acts (the “Nuremberg defense” is invalid). Service members have a responsibility to seek clarification, document, report, and refuse unlawful commands.

    Illegal orders include any commands that contradict the Constitution, U.S. laws, lawful superior orders, or fall beyond the issuing official’s authority. The legality of an order can ultimately be decided by a military judge.

    Summary

    The UCMJ Article 92 governs obedience, but its text and interpretation make clear only lawful orders must be obeyed.

    The constitutional duty to disobey illegal orders arises from the oath to defend the Constitution and the principle that illegal orders are void.

    Military law supports refusal of orders that require crimes or violations of constitutional and international law, with protections for service members who do so lawfully.

    This relationship is grounded in UCMJ Articles 90 and 92, intertwined with constitutional principles and military legal interpretations, providing a clear framework that service members must disobey illegal orders.

    MLA Bibliography

    #2025 #bibliography #constitutionalDuty #dutyToDisobeyIllegalOrders #gemini #geminiAi #googleGemini #internationalLaws #legalExperts #militaryJudges #mla #uSConstitution #uSLaws #ucmj #ucmjArticle90 #ucmjArticle92 #uniformCodeOfMilitaryJustice

  25. The video language is similar to the Uniform Code of Military Justice [#UCMJ], which states that service members are required to follow lawful orders, but can be prosecuted for following unlawful orders.

    The #Democrats who appeared in the video released a joint statement following #Trump's comments.

    "What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the #law.

    5/

  26. #ucmj #murder #caribbean HOLY SH*T: As Trump faces more and more questions about his unconstitutional attacks it the Caribbean, the commander in charge of them, Adm. Alvin Holsey, just abruptly QUIT. Less than a year into the job... 😳 Media – KEEP PUSHING.

  27. Kinda weird it makes sense to make a graphic like this.

    No idea what I should use it for.

    Flyers to hand to soldiers?

    #USpol #Chicago #law #UCMJ #PosseComitatus #RuleOfLaw

  28. Kinda weird it makes sense to make a graphic like this. No idea what I should use it for. Flyers to hand to soldiers? #USpol #Chicago #law #UCMJ #PosseComitatus #RuleOfLaw

  29. #FortStewart #Georgia #Update

    #ActuveDuty Sergeant Quornelius Radford [sp? Cornelius?], a 28-year-old #USArmy sergeant with ties to Florida.

    The suspect & #army sergeant as well as the #shooting victims are alive.

    Radford was taken into custody at about 11:35AM.

    The handgun used was a personal weapon which is NOT allowed on base under #MilitaryLaw (#UCMJ).

    #military #USArmy #ArmyBase #MassShooting #GunViolence #GunControl #GunLaws #MentalHealthAwareness
    cnn.com/us/live-news/fort-stew

  30. #FortStewart #Georgia #Update

    #ActuveDuty Sergeant Quornelius Radford [sp? Cornelius?], a 28-year-old #USArmy sergeant with ties to Florida.

    The suspect & #army sergeant as well as the #shooting victims are alive.

    Radford was taken into custody at about 11:35AM.

    The handgun used was a personal weapon which is NOT allowed on base under #MilitaryLaw (#UCMJ).

    #military #USArmy #ArmyBase #MassShooting #GunViolence #GunControl #GunLaws #MentalHealthAwareness
    cnn.com/us/live-news/fort-stew