Mark Kelly, Chris Deluzio to troops and spooks: You can refuse illegal orders

WASHINGTON

Six elected beltway Democrats with backgrounds in the military or intelligence are stirring the pot with a video in which they tell viewers, “This administration is pitting our uniform military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens.”

Then they tell the troops and spooks, in the words of one of the six, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, “Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders.”

Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Penn., went further when he added, “You must refuse illegal orders.”

Scary. There has been far too much political violence in this country over the last half-decade. I refer to — short-list version here — the 2020 riots that followed George Floyd’s death at the hands of police, the Jan. 6, 2021, violent stampede through the Capitol as supporters prot