As you saw in the video, the administration chose to attack the video and those members of congress who put this video out as “seditious.” I want to put the spotlight on Senator Kelly in this instance. I would also like to compare his actions to those of Iowa’s Republican wannabe senator, Ashley Hinson.

Senator Kelly and his compadres in their video no doubt had very good reason to make a video warning about following illegal orders. As this administration continues, there has been many questionable orders given on both the domestic and foreign fronts. Perhaps the most blatant has been the unprovoked attacks on Venezuelan fishing boats.

These attacks have been done under the cover of stopping the flow of drugs from Venezuella to the US and calling it a “war.” There is no evidence that the fishing boats we have blown up and the people we have killed have any link to any drug trade. As a matter of fact there is substantial evidence that these people have no link to the drug trade and were just simple folks trying to earn a living.

There are other fronts where orders are being given that are truly questionable such as the invasion of America’s cities, but for right now the Venezuelan front is the most problematic. Many (including Venezuela) expect an invasion in the near future. Such an invasion, based on current information, would not be grounded in international law and would be illegal. Those who participate in such an invasion could be following illegal orders that could come back to haunt them.

Kelly and his video mates probably expected that they would incur the wrath of Trump and his cabinet if they made such a video. Yet they determined that it was the right thing to do. One of our founding principles is that we are a nation of laws, not of men. When our leaders make purposeful mistakes to overwrite that rule of law, we have various methods to stop it. One is not following illegal orders.

Those who made the video showed great courage in the support of our constitution and our ideals. Kelly’s life has been one act of heroism after another. That he is in a once august body – the senate – that has had some larger than life figures is not surprising. No doubt Corporal Bonespurs will do all he can to besmirch Captain Kelly for his heroic stand. For our country’s sake I am hoping Kelly and the constitution win.

At this point I want to interject that no Republicans have come to the defense of Kelly or any others who were part of the video. No doubt they are waiting for some signal from the head of their party to squeak up (no that is not a typo). Republicans have no moral compass of their own and in the party-before-country party of theirs they must wait on permission from their Leader to speak.

Which brings us to one of the most loyal followers of Leader Trump. Running for senate from Iowa is the moral compassless Ashley Hinson of Iowa. As the leader of her party continues to trash our democracy and involve our country in foreign entanglements and domestic attacks on our citizens where is Ashley Hinson?

As Iowans are battered by Trump policies that are bankrupting our farmers while starving our vulnerable and making health care unaffordable for all, where is Ashley Hinson? How about what would not even be a small act of courage, but an act of just doing your job and representing Iowa??? Show a small amount of spine for gawd’s sake!

Instead, Ashley Hinson chooses to save us from Chinese baby monitors. Meanwhile, she and her party quakes in the fear of Trump.

And BTW – is the whole Venezuelan “crisis” yet another distraction from the Epstein Affair? Are the subsequent attacks on Mark Kelly also a distraction from Epstein? Maybe Hinson could look into that? What a joke!

Let’s not forget, Iowans, that there will be a Democrat that will be running against Ashley Hinson for the open senate seat. You can bet that none of the Democratic candidates currently in the race will show fear of Trump. As Trump attempts to kill our democracy let’s hope Iowans have a Democratic US senator to fight for us and the concept of freedom.

Josh Turek, Zach Wahls, Nathan Sage and Bob Krause. These folks are fighters. Elect them and they will focus on constituents needs and maintaining the constitution, not chasing bunny trails for their cult leader.