{"id":178607,"date":"2026-01-22T09:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=178607"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:10:07","slug":"retired-flags-support-kelly-in-amicus-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=178607","title":{"rendered":"Retired Flags Support Kelly in Amicus Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former military leaders sign legal document supporting Sen. Mark Kelly<\/h3>\n

By Riley Ceder<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 40 retired generals, admirals and other former senior military officers signed an amicus brief on Tuesday in support of Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., as he faces an investigation from the Pentagon over alleged sedition.<\/p>\n

The accoladed list of individuals, which includes two recent secretaries of the Army and Navy, said that the Pentagon\u2019s escalating attacks against Kelly could negatively impact veterans who want to publicly speak out about subjects important to them and the American public.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo chill the speech of retired military service members would not only infringe on their individual First Amendment rights, but also impoverish public debate on critical issues relating to our military and its role in domestic and foreign affairs,\u201d the amicus brief read.<\/p>\n

Kelly and several other Democratic representatives released a video on Nov. 18 pleading with military personnel to refuse illegal orders amid ongoing U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n

Spinning Kelly’s seditious messaging intending to undermine good order and discipline as a First Amendment issue is an entirely predictable and baseless argument. Retired officers retain influence tied to their rank and therefore are still subject to the UCMJ, in this case Articles 133 and 134. Also retirement grade determinations are administrative, not criminal. This letter is analogous to a herd of Arctic musk-ox drawing into a circle with their horns out, protecting their own in response to a threat. Where were these worthies after Joe’s Generals fled Afghanistan with disastrous results, or the arguably treasonous Mark Milley’s collaborating with his Chinese Communist Party military counterparts during Trump-1?
\nRhetorical question, of course. They were the silent Perfumed Princes in their DEI world, overseeing the demise of our military in real time. Their amicus brief is as worthless as they were.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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