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Mark Kelly: “Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, you're…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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'You are not allowed to break the law in service to this country': Sen. Mark Kelly

Published | Video Starts at 02:20

So we were very clear. So under the Uniform Code of Military justice, that's the law for the military where I served for 25 years in Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, you're specifically required that you are not allowed to follow illegal orders. You are not allowed to break the law in service to this country. Even if somebody tells you that's that's what you must do. (02:20–02:32)

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Asserts that the Uniform Code of Military Justice requires service members not to follow illegal orders.

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