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Legal Orders by Clay Jones

Donald Trump is issuing illegal orders to the military Read on Substack

Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) addresses the failure to obey orders, stating that service members must obey lawful orders. An order is considered unlawful if it requires a service member to commit a crime, violates the Constitution, or is otherwise illegal. Service members have a duty to refuse an order that is clearly illegal, as disobeying such an order can protect them from criminal liability.

Basically, this means that people in the military do not have to follow illegal orders, no matter who issues them, whether it’s from a sergeant or the president of the United States. Donald Trump and Republicans don’t like that soldiers were reminded of this.

Six democratic lawmakers posted a video to X last week where they said that “threats to our Constitution” are coming “from right here at home,” and repeatedly urged the military and intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders.” Trump and Republicans are calling this reminder “seditious” and that posting it was “treason.”

One could argue that Donald Trump and Republicans believe that exercising free speech is seditious and treasonous. (snip-MORE on the page)

Club Fed Gobbler by Clay Jones

How to get a pardon from Donald Trump Read on Substack

Yeah, I know. Two days in a row with a new cartoon. And, I had a session this morning with my occupational therapist.

I wanted to know if it was OK that I was drawing cartoons, and that it wouldn’t necessarily hurt my shoulder more than it should be hurting. But my therapist told me that drawing was therapy. She even complimented me on my grip on my Apple Pencil.

I figured the hardest part in drawing this cartoon would be the lettering. And I was right. As usual, most of this was drawn with my right hand, and it was colored with my left hand. This is just something I wanted to get out before Thanksgiving.

As you know, I’m not a big fan of conspiracy theories, but I do make predictions based on past events. (snip-MORE on the page)