[SATLUG] Brad Knowles insults the military

[Mitch Thompson]

luis wrote:
> 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? :-)
>
>
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