Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 12/04/2009 3:16:44 PM PST by Shellybenoit
Among other things, Morris Davis, retired United States Air Force Colonel, is an expert on military commissions. He served as Chief Prosecutor for the Guantanamo military commissions. He resigned from the position and retired from active duty last year and took a job with the Congressional Research Office (CRO) running the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division.
Last month Davis wrote an op-ed for the WSJ where he criticized the Administration's decision to try some detainees via military commissions and others in civilian courts . Davis wrote: "The administration must choose. Either federal courts or military commissions, but not both, for the detainees that deserve to be prosecuted and punished for their past conduct." Davis defended the Military Commission system, asserting that it satisfied the Geneva Conventions.
According to CRO rules Davis' op ed was permitted because his department did not research military commissions and Gitmo. But apparently freedom of speech is banned for people who work in the CRO, Davis was fired for disagreeing with the Democratic Congress and the President.
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I did not see the original - did he sign with his title?
Would such a technicality matter at all in such a poisonous partisan atmosphere?
Legally yes - one is 1st amendment free speech the second would would be taking advantage of government position.
Firing him under the 1st gives him legal recourse the latter I would assume his employment contract would forbid it and give grounds to terminate.
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