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What say you MN...
I'm curious what you ladies think....
CN: The U.S. Marine Corps has decided to discharge (other-than-honorable) a sergeant for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook. It appears he was warned a couple times prior to the discharge.
Do you think it's fair or okay that Military members can't publicly express their opinions? (Therefore, restricting their 1st Amendment Right?)
Re: What say you MN...
You give up a lot or "rights" when you join the service.
You don't talk badly about your command in public. You *should* know that you will be reprimanded.
This shouldn't be a question.
Well above all else, the President is his Commander in Chief. Soooo, regardless of first amendment rights, that's insubordination. In this quote, Another document brought forward in an earlier proceeding revealed that Stein posted on a Marine meteorology and oceanographic Facebook page March 23, "As an active Marine I say, 'Screw Obama' and I will not follow orders from him." he was speaking as a Marine, on a Marine page. No good. I think the discharge is apt.
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This.
It think its extreme, but ^^^ she's right. He knew the "rules".
Just because you have the *right* to say something, as provided by the first ammendnent doesn't mean there's no *consequence* for what you say. He had the right to say that and his consequence was a dishonorable discharge. Walla
I changed my name
All of this.
He was/is a sergeant, a position of leadership, so his decision to not uphold the oath he took upon enlistment doesn't just affect him, but the men he's charged with leading.
"I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
He didn't own up to his end of the bargain. Too bad, so sad. That oath doesn't say, "I will obey the orders of the President, provided he's the one I voted for."
I'm torn. I agree this guy went too far saying he wouldn't follow an Order from the President.
This guy served for 9 years, so obviously he cared for his country and obeyed orders from the President (although indirectly).Logically, it bums me out because of all people that should be protected by our Constitution the people out there fighting for them come into my mind first.
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When it was convenient for him, sure. He violated the UCMJ though.
He wasn't drafted. There is no reason to be torn on this.
He took an oath, on his own accord.
Exactly this.
There is a huge difference between having an opinion and breaking a contract.
Is putting rules in quotations going to be a new thing?
Another example of the misunderstanding of what the constitution is supposed to be protecting
I changed my name
Exactly. I can talk shiit about my job all I want. But pretty sure I can't go on a sponsored page for my job and talk about how I'm not going to listen to my supervisor and then not expect repercussions.
This.
This is a much better way of putting what I was thinking.
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All of this.