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Escurumbele

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25. How about writing a letter to the military to remind them these are illegal orders?
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 05:44 PM
20 hrs ago

I have been saying it for some time, to me, the biggest problem is when the military obeys orders they know are illegal, and become a tool for a dictator. They have to refuse illegal orders, they should have refused the initial attack, but we are past that point.

Dictatorships cannot exist without the support of the military, and so far, the military has obeyed illegal orders, has betrayed the country by doing so.

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The President must be removed. [View all] bigtree 22 hrs ago OP
Rep. Raskin agrees the 25th amendment should be invoked spooky3 22 hrs ago #1
And none has the power to do anything. WarGamer 22 hrs ago #2
Do any of them expect the GOP or the Cabinet to do a fucking thing? maxsolomon 22 hrs ago #3
Good statements all but, Disaffected 22 hrs ago #4
What do you think he would say? Please be specific. nt TBF 21 hrs ago #17
Too Late Maninacan 22 hrs ago #5
Or he could bite a cyanide capsule and blow out his brains down in his bunker struggle4progress 22 hrs ago #6
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We have to deal with nearly three more years of this shit? sop 22 hrs ago #7
We made it through Greg_In_SF 22 hrs ago #8
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I am Greg_In_SF 21 hrs ago #16
Many made it through, many others didn't. Torchlight 21 hrs ago #18
After, but this is so much worse. Katinfl 21 hrs ago #21
He was coo coo in the first term. BannonsLiver 20 hrs ago #27
Pete hegseth is just like Mattis. Nt lostnfound 20 hrs ago #36
Hang in there! If we take the House this fall it will help a lot. spooky3 21 hrs ago #15
He won't make it bdamomma 19 hrs ago #42
At least they're speaking up! MIButterfly 22 hrs ago #9
I'm glad they are to MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #20
DURec leftstreet 22 hrs ago #11
K&R spanone 22 hrs ago #12
If Congress is too cowardly to do it, then the 25th won't work onenote 22 hrs ago #13
Both are high bars to reach. Not impossible, but highly improbable. IMO Katinfl 21 hrs ago #22
Actually, if the Vice President and a majority of the cabinet agree that the President is not mentally or physically able state of stupid 21 hrs ago #23
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Incomplete and inaccurate description. onenote 19 hrs ago #39
I am so sick of comments like "This is not normal." Trueblue Texan 22 hrs ago #14
This is and always has been (at least in the past 65 years) the Republican Party Bluestocking 20 hrs ago #28
If Democratic leadership called for a general strike crud 21 hrs ago #19
How about writing a letter to the military to remind them these are illegal orders? Escurumbele 20 hrs ago #25
With many on the far right now calling for his removal along with the Democrats, it really shouldn't be that tall a Fil1957 20 hrs ago #26
Fox News is right now putting on talking heads defending the war and Trump. SunSeeker 20 hrs ago #29
Fox Propagandists bdamomma 19 hrs ago #44
If you have a Republican Senator, demand they make a public statement in support of removal NOW! pat_k 20 hrs ago #30
JD Vance is not doing his job, and neither are Republicans in Congress. ShazzieB 20 hrs ago #31
Unless 2/3 of the House and Senate concurs, it won't happen. onenote 19 hrs ago #40
Good question. ShazzieB 12 hrs ago #46
Maybe this is the deal to make SomedayKindaLove 20 hrs ago #33
Removed. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #34
I vote for ELIMINATION vs removal. NoMoreRepugs 20 hrs ago #35
The statement is certainly having the effect he wanted. BlueTsunami2018 20 hrs ago #37
Yes! SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #38
The House bdamomma 19 hrs ago #41
POS belongs in a cage. dalton99a 19 hrs ago #43
Well bdamomma 19 hrs ago #45
K&R betsuni 7 hrs ago #47
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