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U.S. Senators Tell Uniformed Military Officers: "You Must Refuse Illegal Orders"

Elissa Slotkin joined other lawmakers in urging service members to uphold the Constitution and refuse illegal orders.

U.S. Senators Tell Uniformed Military Officers: "You Must Refuse Illegal Orders"
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This article1 analysis · Oct 13, 2026
Nov 19, 2025
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Six Democratic lawmakers urged active-duty military and intelligence personnel to refuse orders they consider illegal. The article also reports that Gregory Meeks introduced a measure to require congressional approval for further U.S. strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers.

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Elissa Slotkin D · MI · SEN

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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 55% good look
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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Elissa Slotkin
D · MI · SEN

Senator urging military and intelligence personnel to refuse illegal orders

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Mark Kelly
D · AZ · SEN

Senator urging military and intelligence personnel to refuse illegal orders

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Representative who introduced a measure concerning congressional approval for military strikes

Don Bacon
R · NE-2

Representative criticizing the strikes and calling for authorization

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose continued military strikes are the subject of Meeks’s measure

Representative who joined the appeal to service members

Representative who joined the appeal to service members

Representative who joined the appeal to service members

Jason Crow
D · CO-6

Representative who joined the appeal to service members

ALSO MENTIONED  Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and U.S. Homeland Security Advisor who criticized the lawmakers’ video

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Democratic Lawmakers Urge Military Personnel to Refuse Illegal Orders

Elissa Slotkin and five other Democratic lawmakers posted a video urging military and intelligence personnel to uphold the Constitution and refuse illegal orders. Center outlets describe the appeal and, in one article, focus on Trump's remarks about the lawmakers and their reported security concerns. Right-leaning outlets frame the video as an instruction to disobey Trump, with one questioning whether the lawmakers' call amounts to treason.

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