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   From: zed@is.dead   
      
   On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:51:37 -0700   
   Skeeter wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   > noemail@aol.com says...   
   > >   
   > > Mars Sellus wrote in news:20260223125023.48769d55@z-z:   
   > >   
   > > > On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:46:30 -0600   
   > > > phoenix wrote:   
   > > >   
   > > >> >> J. Carter wrote:   
   > > >> >>   
   > > >> >>> They posture and make all sorts of claims that nobody is   
   > > >> >>> above the law, yet they object to the federal government   
   > > >> >>> enforcing laws that they have helped pass.   
   > > >>   
   > > >> Wasn't it the Democrats who advised against following 'illegal'   
   > > >> orders? Shit man that was only two months ago and you already   
   > > >> forgot? Why am I talking to you?   
   > > >>   
   > > >   
   > > > Indeed so, old counterfeit Kelly did that, the gun-grabbing old   
   > > > Major Tom clone.   
   > > >   
   > > > 'Key details regarding this situation:   
   > > > The Incident: In November 2025, Kelly and five other veterans in   
   > > > Congress released a video advising service members of their legal   
   > > > obligation to disregard illegal orders. The Accusations: President   
   > > > Trump labeled the video "seditious," called the lawmakers   
   > > > "traitors," and suggested the behavior was punishable by death.   
   > > > Retaliation & Lawsuit: Defense Secretary Hegseth formally   
   > > > censured Kelly for "conduct unbecoming an officer," initiating   
   > > > actions to potentially reduce his retirement rank. Kelly filed a   
   > > > lawsuit in early 2026, asking a federal judge to declare these   
   > > > actions unlawful and unconstitutional. Legal Standing: A federal   
   > > > judge characterized the Pentagon's efforts against Kelly as an   
   > > > "unprecedented attack on the free speech rights of military   
   > > > veterans," noting the actions as an attempt to use a pension as   
   > > > leverage. Politico   
   > > >   
   > > > As of February 2026, no formal criminal charges of treason have   
   > > > been filed against Senator Kelly, and a grand jury declined to   
   > > > indict the lawmakers on sedition charges, BBC reports"   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > Trump will even sue rural newspapter   
   > > reporters who slight him but he won't sue   
   > > over "Democratic treason"?   
   >   
   > Slander and libel. Deal with it. Trump isn't afraid of you   
   > dicks.   
      
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