[SATLUG] Brad Knowles insults the military

[luis]

country wrote:
> Just FYI on this Robert,    there are regulations on this and officers are
> not allowed to influence in any way a troops vote.   In the past I've
> experienced officers that expounded on a specific cantidate, however that
> was back in Nam.. yes I'ma Nam Vet..   I asked my son in law about it in
> Iraq, and he says in his instance no one from the officers corps has made
> any comments one way or another, OUTSIDE OF ENCOURAGING THE TROOPS TO VOTE,
> not for a specific cantidate just to vote..
>
>   
Whether enlisted or an officer, and for that matter any USA citizen, we 
are called to stand up and defend the Constitution.  This includes 
freedom of speech; even if you do not agree or like his opinion.  You 
can argue and make you case, and state why he is wrong.  But insisting 
that he just leave this country, is wrong and not a defender of the 
Constitution of the United States of America. 

Please remember, everyone's experience is different.  I have met people 
in the military or working for the Federal government, that discourage 
this type of conversations during working hours. 

If fact, Mama has told me, you don't discuss politics or religion.

Anyone want to get into a religious argument about which linux is best? :-)