Support for the cause? What "cause" is that, exactly.
The military is no place to make political statements. This is especially true of our commissioned officers.
I suppose you were all for those uniformed service members who sued George Bush and Don Rumsfeld for conducting an illegal war, right?
If this guy want to score political points, then he should resign his commission and start a blog or run for office. Otherwise, he should take a big drink of STFU, and start obeying lawful orders.
BTW, my opinion is reflective of virtually every career officer I have ever served with, many serving under Presidents that didn't vote for or particularly like or even respect as men. This is why, should Lakin not not seek an alternative disposition, he's going to get hammered at sentencing. Most of the officers on Lakin panel probably don't like Obama, and probably didn't vote for him, but they're not making political statements. Why is that?