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HR0575 • 2026
CONDEMNS-UNLAWFUL ORDERS
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Resolution Adopted 074-034-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee ; 006-003-000
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
CONDEMNS-UNLAWFUL ORDERS
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Full Text of HR0575 Home Legislation Full Text HR0575 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF HR0575 LRB104 16647 ECR 30051 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, Recent public statements, attributed to the 3 President of the United States, have been widely interpreted 4 as threats of political violence or retaliation against 5 elected representatives who have publicly affirmed that 6 members of the United States Armed Forces must refuse unlawful 7 orders; and 8 WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States establishes 9 a system of separated powers and checks and balances designed 10 to prevent the consolidation of authority in any one 11 individual, including the president, and guarantees that all 12 elected officials may discharge their duties free from threats 13 of retaliation or violence; and 14 WHEREAS, The Declaration of Independence states that 15 governments derive their just powers from the consent of the 16 governed and that the legitimacy of our Republic depends upon 17 the free exercise of representative government without fear, 18 intimidation, or coercion; and 19 WHEREAS, Any rhetoric, regardless of the speaker or 20 political party, that could reasonably be construed as 21 encouraging, endorsing, or threatening political violence or 22 prosecution against members of the legislative branch for the HR0575 - 2 - LRB104 16647 ECR 30051 r 1 lawful exercise of their constitutional duties is of grave 2 concern; and 3 WHEREAS, The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and 4 the long-standing traditions of the United States Armed Forces 5 make it unequivocally clear that service members have a legal 6 and moral obligation to refuse unlawful orders, consistent 7 with Articles 90, 91, and 92 of the UCMJ, which require 8 obedience only to lawful orders; and 9 WHEREAS, The Nuremberg Principles, the rulings of American 10 military tribunals, and U.S. military doctrine establish that 11 following orders is not a defense for participation in illegal 12 acts, and that the rule of law requires individual 13 responsibility; and 14 WHEREAS, Any attempted direct or implied threat to elected 15 representatives for affirming these foundational principles 16 represents a danger to constitutional governance, civilian 17 control of the military, and the rule of law itself; 18 therefore, be it 19 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 20 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 21 we condemn any statements, threats, or insinuations of 22 political violence, from any official, including the President HR0575 - 3 - LRB104 16647 ECR 30051 r 1 of the United States, that seek to intimidate or punish 2 elected representatives for upholding the Constitution or for 3 reaffirming the duty of service members to refuse unlawful 4 orders; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That we reaffirm the constitutional and 6 statutory obligations of all uniformed military personnel to 7 obey only lawful orders, to protect the Constitution of the 8 United States, and to reject any directive that violates the 9 rights of the people or the rule of law; and be it further 10 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 11 delivered to the President of the United States, the U.S. 12 Secretary of Defense, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, the 13 U.S. Senate Minority Leader, the U.S. Speaker of the House, 14 the U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader, and all 15 members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation. 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