US Marine's Discharge Sergeant Over Obama Facebook Post

@ThePainefulTruth Said

Yes, although the Dems, particularly in the 2000 election, tried to get a lot of the military absentee ballots excluded.



That's true, and I'd be sticking my neck out 10 miles if I was still on active duty and making a lot of the comments I've made here. One thing most civilians don't understand is that even though every military member swears to protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, we surrender a lot of our civilian rights when we sign up. There's even a regulation (concerning nuclear situations), that if we must violate regulations in order to prevent the misuse of nuclear weapons, we are required to do it, even though we will be prosecuted for doing so.

@restoreone Said

Just be glad they do not know your real name.

@restoreone Said

yes that is one thing we find it best not to say things about any candidates under our real names

@Willi Said

can you talk at camp about politics?

@restoreone Said

yes we can but again the NCO WO OR CO can not enter into it ( i am the boss so listen to me)Must be done as equals you know there are rules and then there are rules.

@Willi Said

the idea being, power can't force a voter?

@restoreone Said

yes

@Willi Said

these don't sound like bad rules.
even folks in condo's can't put up signs.

@sAeGeSpAeNe Said

Not exactly.

The Marines acted after saying Stein stated March 1 on a Facebook page used by Marine meteorologists, "Screw Obama and I will not follow all orders from him." Stein later clarified that statement, saying he would not follow unlawful orders.*


There is a distinction to be made....



https://finance.yahoo.com/news/marines-discharge-sergeant-facebook-posts-181223651.html

@restoreone Said

if I came to your home say with a tank battalion and a 100 men saying vote for this person then I think everyone would understand how bad that is.Even if there was no threat made it would look like there is one.

@Spinkiegirl Said

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/marines-discharge-sergeant-facebook-posts-181223651.html I knew that was coming. Freespeech ain't so free I guess!

@Cpat92 Said

Bummer