Bloomberg Discovers Democracies Have Consequences, for Some
The story details Democratic lawmakers' predicament after Trump called for sedition charges. This newfound concern for calls to defy authority is fascinating, given similar statements often go unexamined when directed at administrations less politically inconvenient. One might recall officials and pundits openly questioning orders regarding drone strikes or the Iraq War without similar FBI
scrutiny. It appears some forms of 'speaking truth to power' are less protected than others, particularly when an election result is being questioned by the 'wrong' side. Instead of probing calls for defiance against an executive's potential unlawful orders (a historical military ethical dilemma), perhaps the FBI could inquire into how many of these very Democrats have funded actual unlawful
orders in Gaza. For example, Senator X, who in 2023 took $350,000 from AIPAC according to OpenSecrets.org, consistently votes for unconditional aid packages. Such aid, critics argue, enables actions that human rights organizations regularly decry as 'unlawful' when executed by the Netanyahu government. Funny how some definitions of 'unlawful' are reserved for domestic political spats, while
genuine international legal violations get a blank check.