DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PattyHanson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PattyHanson</span></a></span> </p><p>Why soldiers can’t claim <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConscientiousObjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConscientiousObjection</span></a> if ordered to suppress protests</p><p>Published: June 30, 2020 </p><p>"Despite feeling conflicted, National Guardsmen who felt the mission in Lafayette Park violated their personal values and moral code could not have refused to follow the president’s order by claiming conscientious objector status. People with religious or moral objections to war may avoid enlisting as conscientious objectors, and those who experience religious or personal transformations after joining the armed forces may be honorably discharged as conscientious objectors if they request.</p><p>"But military regulations give members little ability to disobey lawful orders on the grounds of conscience." </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-soldiers-cant-claim-conscientious-objection-if-ordered-to-suppress-protests-141028" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/why-soldie</span><span class="invisible">rs-cant-claim-conscientious-objection-if-ordered-to-suppress-protests-141028</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConscientiousObjector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConscientiousObjector</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PosseComitatusAct</span></a></p>