The issue of shooting supposed drug transporters in the Caribbean has taken a serious turn as evidenced by the following, It is a series of posts that showed up on facebook in the evening of November 30, 2025. I've gathered them here to present the case and emphasize the importance.
The law
From Occupy Democrats
The “former JAGs Working Group” was formed in response to Hegseth’s firing of top military lawyers in February of this year, and they just issued a joint statement in which they declared:
“The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both.”
“If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to
prosecution under U.S. law for murder.”
“We call upon Congress to investigate and the American people to oppose any use of
the U.S. military that involves the intentional targeting of anyone – enemy combatants,
non-combatants, or civilians –rendered hors de combat (‘out of the fight’) as a result of
their wounds or the destruction of the ship or aircraft carrying them.”
“We also advise our fellow citizens that orders like those described above are the kinds of
‘patently illegal orders’ all military members have a duty to disobey.”
The group made it clear that these orders were carried out BECAUSE Hegseth worked so hard to tear down the legal guardrails keeping illegal orders from being given.
Trump’s lawlessness extends to every part of the government, and it’s terrifying to think of where this could go now that Hegseth has let illegal murder out of the box.
That’s why it’s so important that we prosecute him IMMEDIATELY and put an end to this madness as soon as possible.
RESISTANCE
Another from Occupy Democrats
BREAKING: Indiana Republican REFUSES Trump’s summons to the Oval Office and publicly accuses him of violating the law in blistering takedown!
Donald Trump’s once ironclad grip on the Republican Party is slowly but surely splintering as more and more Republicans find their spine and refuse to bow and scrape before the would-be king. Indiana Republicans in particular are proving to be a real headache for Trump, derailing his demands for unfair redistricting to net Republicans more seats in next year’s midterms.
Sen. Greg Walker of Colombus announced that he refused Donald Trump’s invitation to travel to Washington and meet with him, saying that it violated the Hatch Act and would have reported it to the authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation and actually cause someone to lose their job over it.”
“I refused (the invitation), but the underling who reached out to me is trying to influence the election on my dime,” Walker told The Republic. “That individual works for me. He works for you. He’s on my payroll, he’s on your payroll, and he’s campaigning on company time. That’s a violation of the Hatch Act. He’s a federal employee. He works in the White House. But does anyone care about the rules anymore? Not that I can tell.”
But Walker wasn’t done there. He continued, “How does (Trump) have the time to mess with a nobody like me with all of the important matters that are to take his attention as the leader of the executive branch in this nation?”
“There is no way that he should have time to have a conversation with me about Indiana mapmaking when that’s not his business, for starters. But secondly, doesn’t he have anything better to do? I can make a big list of things that are more important for him to focus on.”
All very good questions, Mr. Walker. It’s rare to see a Republican so openly refusing to pay homage to the Great Leader, and Walker is far from the only Republican to do so recently.
While you never have to hand it to a Republican for doing the bare minimum, it is still very refreshing to see a Republican refusing to kowtow to Trump. This is exactly why Trump is so relentlessly obsessed with enforcing loyalty and forcing people to make displays of obedience — it only takes one brave person with a backbone to start inspiring others to do the same.
Sen Mark Kelly responds
BREAKING: BRAVO! Sen. Mark Kelly issues POWERFUL, defiant response to Pete Hegseth’s investigation into him for telling the military to disobey illegal orders!
Writing on Twitter, Sen. Kelly reflected on his years of service to our great nation — which is more than Trump can say — and took a powerful stand for the Constitution and the rule of law.
“When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents.”
“In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much.”
“Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.”
“If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.”
This is exactly the kind of response that Trump and Hegseth’s shameless efforts to bully their critics into silence requires. The Democratic Party needs to fight back twice as hard to hold Trump and Hegseth accountable for their actions and protect the Constitution from the fascistic authoritarianism of a demented old man.
"Senator Mark Kelly’s powerful response to political intimidation is a call to protect the Constitution and uphold the rule of law. Will you stand up for democracy? Join the conversation and fight for the future of America!"
