By Harold Pease, Ph. D.
The following video is a montage featuring two U.S.Senators, out of 100, Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and four House Representatives out of 435: Maggie Goodlander, Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), and Chris Deluzio (D-PA). One was a former captain in the navy, another a former CIA officer, others former veterans. Imbedded on the 90 second video they created and throughout its play was inscribed. “WE WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY signed by Sen. Elissa Slotkin former CIA officer.” All six took turns reading the script.
The video transcript follows with this phrase repeated, “We want to speak directly to members of the military and the intelligence community who take risks each day to keep Americans safe. We know you are under enormous stress and pressure right now. Americans trust their military, but that trust is at risk. This administration is pitting our uniform military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens. Like us you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution.
Continuing, “Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders. [Repeated twice by other voices of the group.] You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution. We know this is hard and that it’s a difficult time to be a public servant, but whether you’re serving in the CIA, the Army or Navy, the Air Force, your vigilance is critical, and know that we have your back because now, more than ever, the American people need you, need you to stand up for our laws, our Constitution and who we are as Americans. Don’t give up. (Repeated twice by different voices). Don’t give up the ship. (“Democrat lawmakers are now openly calling for insurrection.” Posted by Elizabeth Staufer, Legal Insurrection, November 19, 2025). Democrats have never been strict constructionist of the Constitution or as written.
Observe that the video is a call to action by six members of Congress (out of 535, House and Senate combined) targeting two groups of people for action, 1) the military and 2) the intelligence community—the CIA, in particular, which has no internal function. Also note the present intelligence community under President Trump is revealing the crimes of the past intel community led by John Brennon, James Clapper and James Comey—the same intel leaders presently indicted for the Russia Russia Hoax—their Constitutional loyalty already in question.
And the military presently does not operate on American soil via Posse Comitatus. ICE is not a military organization. Nor is it a threat to any AMERICAN CITIZEN as claimed by Deep State media. Yes, they are deporting non-citizens illegally invading. Notice also that they identify no law that is presently violated by President Trump or that is ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Nor can they! None exist! Conversely, the Supreme Court is ruling virtually every injunction made by Democrat district activist judges to be unconstitutional. These lack standing.
Still, their message had one big truth supported by MAGA. “Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear.” Yes our laws are very clear, put in place long before Trump, and they are finally now more enforced than in decades before, and yes, the enemy is within. Trump shared this truth with the generals and admirals of the military two months ago. His two principle messages given Sept 30, 2025 were1) that the enemy is within this country and 2) the military must remember its oath to protect and defend the Constitution (“Trump Discloses to the U.S. Generals, “The Enemy is From Within.” LibertyUnderFire.org). Indeed WE ARE threatened by the Deep State far left including these Congresspersons.
It is hard to dispute White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Stephen Miller’s assessment of this video as “Democrat lawmakers are now openly calling for insurrection…. It’s a general call for rebellion from the CIA and the Armed Services of the United States by Democrat lawmakers, saying that you have not only the right, but the duty and the obligation to defy orders of the commander in chief.” It could lead to their defying “their chain of command and engage[ing] in open acts of insurrection.
But this is not unexpected from the “enemy within.” Miller adds, “When you see this continuous campaign of violence against ICE officers and Border Patrol agents, when you see Democrat sanctuary politicians and Democrat sanctuary governors side with the rioters, side with the assaulters over federal law enforcement, and that spills even into juries and grand juries, when you see Democrat jurors engage in nullification to let off violent attackers who are engaging in physical violence, physical assault against federal officers, this is a dangerous moment.”
Miller concludes, and LibertyUnderFire.org echos, “Look, there is nothing graver that you could possibly say as a United States senator than encouraging, urging, directing members of the armed forces of the United States or the clandestine services of the United States to defy their president, defy their chain of command, defy their superiors” (Stephen Miller: Democrats Urging The CIA and Armed Forces To Defy President Trump’s Orders Is Insurrection,” Real Clear Politics, November 20, 2025).
In most of our history defiance or insurrection of this magnitude would not have been permitted but promptly punished, and should be today as well. Our Republic is on life support if it isn’t. The fact remains these Democrats and their video is a call for insubordination, insurrection with the military order of the United States in defiance of the president. It fosters lack of confidence in out present leadership. If fellow Democrats choose to let this be their voice also and not counter the video and the six who made it, this call for defiance may be their last stand. I have said for over a decade the day will come when no-one will admit having once been a Democrat.
Trump calls their activity “seditious behavior.” In the very least it is certainly that. They are flirting with the possibility of destroying America as we know it as is all that do not resist them.
Dr. Harold Pease is an expert on the United States Constitution and a syndicated columnist on current events. Read his weekly columns at www.LibertyUnderFire.org Column #848.
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