Friend,
At a moment when public trust in democratic institutions is being tested, Congress must be absolutely clear: the use of armed United States servicemembers to advance a partisan agenda, whether through intimidation, deployment, or interference in domestic affairs, undermines the checks and balances that protect our Republic.
That is not a theoretical concern. It is happening right now.
In November of last year, Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, alongside Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, and Chrissy Houlahan, reminded members of the armed forces of a basic constitutional principle: Service members have an obligation to refuse illegal orders.
The response from the Trump Administration revealed just how threatened they are by that reminder.
President Donald Trump unleashed violent rhetoric against these lawmakers, publicly suggesting they be jailed or even worse. Soon after, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a Pentagon investigation targeting Senator Kelly, a retired Navy Captain, in what can only be described as an attempt to intimidate and punish dissent.
These actions violate some of the most basic principles of constitutional democracy. They send a dangerous message that the military answers to partisan power rather than to the law. They put servicemembers in an impossible position and test whether Congress will defend its own authority or quietly allow it to be eroded.
Members of the military swear an oath to the Constitution, not to any president or political party. Congress has a duty to make that clear and to speak out when the Executive Branch tries to blur that line.
That is why we are urging supporters to sign our petition calling on every member of Congress to publicly and forcefully reject attempts to involve the military in partisan conflicts and domestic politics. This is not about politics as usual. It is about whether constitutional limits still mean anything when they become inconvenient to Donald Trump.
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Silence in moments like this is not neutrality. It is abdication.
Thank you for taking action.
People For the American Way
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