Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., has found himself in some pretty hot water — and for good reason.
On Monday, the Department of War announced that Kelly, a retired Navy captain, could be “recall[ed] to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures” because of his participation in what has now been dubbed the “Seditious Six” video. As The Federalist’s Breccan Thies summarized, the video in question featured Kelly and other “Democrat lawmakers encourag[ing] military members to ignore orders from President Donald Trump, their commander-in-chief.”
“In a spliced video section from Reps. Chris Deluzio, D-Penn., and Jason Crow, D-Colo., they said that ‘threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home.’ That was immediately followed by Kelly stating, ‘Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders,’” Thies wrote. “They never specified which orders are illegal.”
According to War Secretary Pete Hegseth, while “[f]ive of the six individuals in that video do not fall under @DeptofWar jurisdiction,” Kelly — a “retired Navy Commander” — “is still subject to UCMJ [the Uniform Code of Military Justice].” Under the UCMJ, the secretaries of military departments are authorized to recall any retired service member to active duty in most cases.
Hellbound and Down 