I think its a pretty simple answer, and it should be, you know, if you're SecDef and the president tells you to do something that's clearly unconstitutional or illegal, you should tell him that and you can refuse to carry out an order of the president.
Mark Kelly emphasizes the importance of the Secretary of Defense's duty to refuse unconstitutional orders from the president.
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All we said is we reiterated what basically is the rule of law that members of the military should not, cannot follow illegal orders.
Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 1737 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Arizona [Mr. Kelly] proposes an amendment numbered 1737 to…
He took some actions that escalated an issue — a problem, but it was under control. And now the problem is bigger because of the actions he took.
I would like to – we should – we could – we should be able to wrap this up this week if they will sit down and have a negotiation with us.
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