I have high regard for the presidency and none for Obama.
However, in an earlier article, I read that he possibly was doing his blogging on a government computer and as Sergeant So & So of the Marines.
Had he done this on his own time, his own computer, and under simply his name without mention of the Marines, then he’d be in the clear.
Regardless who the president is, a member of the military can’t use a government machine for personal activities, and he cannot give the impression he is speaking “as a member” of the Marine Corps.
If true, this Sergeant had made an error in judgment. I don’t think it rose to the level of court-martial. This was clearly a non-judicial issue in my opinion.
Had he done this on his own time, his own computer, and under simply his name without mention of the Marines, then he’d be in the clear.
Agreed.
Chaplain, your response reminds me a lot of what Marine Gen Chesty Puller says—see my excerpt Chesty Puller, Loyalty Down....
Semper Watching!
Gunny G
1952—’72
aka: Dick Gaines
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Apparently that is what he did. The Marines didn't seem to care.
From the article:
Stein's lawyers countered that since the comments were made off-duty they are protected under constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression, saying the Marine Corps's own rules on the matter are vague.
They argued that restricting Marines from participating in political discussions essentially reduced them to second-class citizens.