Six Democratic lawmakers, all of whom have backgrounds in the military or intelligence, released a video urging members of the military to refuse to obey illegal orders. President Donald Trump called the post “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, PUNISHABLE BY DEATH.”

Members of the military take an oath to the Constitution, not the president. The Uniform Code of Military Justice states that no individual has to carry out an order that violates the law or the Constitution. In fact, the document goes on to state that “it is a legal and moral obligation to disobey unlawful orders.”

In addition, international laws state that individuals are responsible for any war crimes they commit, and every combatant has a duty to “disobey a manifestly unlawful order.” The principle that “just following orders” is no def

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