Posted on 09/19/2015 8:04:56 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
FOXNEWS was the first to publicly report the Army’s decision to kick out 11-year Green Beret Sgt First Class (SFC) Charles Martland. On September 11, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif a member of the House Armed Services Committee, blasted Army leadership for issuing an alleged “gag order” forbidding them talking about the discharge of SFC Martland. The congressman said “more troubling” is that he’s learned “Army leadership has pushed a ‘gag order’ … prohibiting both the Chain of Command and soldiers from speaking to anyone regarding the case.”(1) If true such a gag order would be a gross violation of 10 U.S. Code § 1034 – Protected communications; prohibition of retaliatory personnel actions. (2)
(a) Restricting Communications with Members of Congress and Inspector General Prohibited.—
(1) No person may restrict a member of the armed forces communicating with a Member of Congress or an Inspector General. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a communication that is unlawful.
Senior Leadership probably wishes this would all just go away and doubtless it would were it not for the determination of Rep Hunter. Issuing a “gag order” is a crime in itself having severe consequences on the command and any legal advisors. Unlike most members of Congress, Rep. Hunter is a vet. The Marine served three combat tours; two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He has been addressing Defense Secretary Ash Carter...
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I guess “gag order” will now take on a totally different meaning.
White Wash! Just like BLO planned.
Oh how mighty America has fallen! Oh how America has been brought low! Virtue is punished and vice rewarded. A Sodomite Secretary of the Army, a Marine pushing a Sodomite punished.
bin Hussein Odumbo doesn't want to explain why he was so incensed about one of his brotherhood being shoved to the ground.
My advice to Donald Trump: Whenever one of these fine soldiers gets purged, immediately - and very publicly - hire them.
That is a great idea.
OUTSTANDING idea !!!
It’s so... Trumpian! :-)
But what legal consequences will there be when the DOJ and the whole Administration is corrupt and the House leadership is unwilling to take any real action against their outlaw actions?
Why would you punish them further by having them work for Trump?
Unfortunately, that will be the charge levied against the Patriots that attempt to reclaim our Republic ....
And the stupidpeople will believe it.
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