"We've seen more conflict and more use in the military in the first 11 months of this administration than we have in any administration. What needs to happen is they need to come to Congress, and we need to debate this. And for them to say there's no new war, that's exactly the problem, because only Congress can declare a war. Only Congress, according to our Constitution, has the authority to send our men and women into conflict."
"so for members, prominent members of the United States Congress, to tell young men and women of the military that they should not abide by illegal orders and to leave it so vague and to talk about comments that have been made in the past and what they might lead toI think could potentially be very confusing for young men or women who have committed to service, which you honorably did, and I commend you for the sacrifice that you made."
Democratic lawmakers who are military veterans released a public service announcement urging service members to refuse illegal orders. Representative Jason Crow, featured in the video, told Fox News that military use has expanded in the past 11 months and that decisions to deploy must come to Congress for debate, arguing only Congress can declare war under the Constitution. Anchor Martha MacCallum pressed Crow to identify a specific illegal order and cited the War Powers Act. The exchange became heated, with MacCallum warning the PSA could confuse young service members and Crow rebutting claims that no new war exists.
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