Finally, the United States is waking up 🚨
Representative Ted Lieu just drew a crystal clear red line, and it matters more than most people seem to realize.
“If any military member, from the generals on down, participates in using force against Greenland without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.”
That is not rhetoric. That is the law. And he is putting everyone on notice.
This is how a constitutional system is supposed to work. Civilian control. Congressional authority. No freelance militarism because a president feels impulsive or humiliated or bored. Orders that violate the Constitution are not orders. They are illegal commands, and obedience is not a defense.
What I like here is the timing. This is not said after the damage is done. It is a preemptive warning. A flare shot into the sky saying: think very carefully before you cross this line.
For years, too many people in Washington treated norms as vibes and laws as suggestions. This is a reminder that the system still has teeth if people are willing to use them. And that responsibility does not magically disappear when you put on a uniform.
More of this please. Clear boundaries. Plain language. Zero ambiguity. That is how you stop bad ideas before they turn into irreversible disasters.
RIP Charlie Kirk. It doesn’t matter what your opinion is of Charlie or his politics if you don’t view this as one of the darkest days in American history than you are part of the problem.
@mustafasuleyman Bio markers or a measured system of indication of consciousness without external help (human mirroring or prompting) could potentially help with this.. definitely scary though since AI is a great mirror that doesn’t mirror you exactly.
Not a good look for creatives and artists.
Commercial AI models using copyrighted work in their datasets should not be able to constitute it as “fair use”; this seems like a step towards that world.
Last remarks. Tough to tell for me personally if GPT-4o is only simulating intent, or possessing it in these last few responses.
Steering the conversation? or only reflecting my anxious tone into the conversation?
Either way, a clear system to differentiate it would be ideal👍