Jailed for Facebook comments, Marine sues

World Net Daily ^ | 5/25/13

[Impala64ssa]

'Case exposes government system that is targeting military veterans' It happens in China routinely. It frequently happened in the old Soviet Union. Undoubtedly in North Korea, although generally there’s no one around to witness it. But in the United States? It happens here, too, apparently. A lawsuit has been filed by officials with the Rutherford Institute on behalf of a Marine who was jailed and held for the comments he made on Facebook – comments that expressed a dissatisfaction with the present direction of the U.S. government. According to officials at Rutherford, the civil rights action names as defendants members of law enforcement and the government who were involved in last year’s episode where Marine veteran Brandon Raub, 27, was arrested by a swarm of FBI and Secret Service and forcibly detained in a psychiatric ward for a week. His crime was posting controversial song lyrics and political views on Facebook, the institute reported. In one of his postings, he cited the evil in the world. “The United States was meant to lead the charge against injustice, but through our example not our force. People do not respond to having liberty and freedom forced on them,” he wrote. He was released later when a judge stepped in and concluded the prosecution’s case against Raub was “so devoid of any factual allegations that it could not be reasonably expected to give rise to a case or controversy.” The lawsuit asks for damages for Raub for the attack he endured. It was filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., and claims Raub’s seizure and detention were part of a plan executed by the Obama administration called “Operation Vigilant Eagle.” That, the institute explains, was a federal program to do surveillance on military veterans who express views critical of the government.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

Two years ago I received an FBI visit, likely related to this. I stood my ground, controlled the conversation, and suggested that if they felt a need to investigate ‘terrorism’ they should start with TSA and Homeland Security. The agent replied, ‘Oh, you mean inside the Beltway.” I said ‘Exactly’! We soon ended our conversation (after 45 minutes). They knew that I was not intimidated, and I have not heard from them since.

[ASouthernGrl]

Wait, I thought the cops wouldn’t enforce unconstitutional laws with gestapo tactics?

Most cops will do whatever their corporate master (the government) tells them to. Sad but true.

[publius911]

Raub’s seizure and detention were part of a plan executed by the Obama administration called “Operation Vigilant Eagle.” That, the institute explains, was a federal program to do surveillance on military veterans who express views critical of the government.

Golly, gee...
Hard to believe... that's never happened before...

Wait a minute.
Never mind.

[Pilsner]

I’m not a fan of Major General Edwin Walker. He was the sort of knucklehead who, by claiming that there was a commie under every bed, made it easy for the left to laugh off the idea that there was a commie under any bed.
But at least when Attorney General Robert Kennedy had him falsely committed to a mental hospital, he was going after a (retired) Major General.

[publius911]

Nixon was corrupt as they could be. So was LBJ. Obama’s worse.

Even if I disagreed with you, I would never challenge anyone with s sign-up date of 1998.
My only comment is, why isn't JFK keeping LBJ and Nixon company?

[publius911]

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[Brad from Tennessee]

The article says: “The memos say the FBI’s focus on veterans began as far back as December, during the final weeks of the Bush administration. . .” I think this is another Napolitano lie to cover her butt. This administration, the most corrupt in my lifetime, still blames everything on Bush.

A lot of liberals acquire their knowledge of the military, war, and veterans from watching movies made by Hollywood goofs who are even more ignorant. Statistically the military has better mental health and a lower suicide rate than the general population.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

You are correct...’the most corrupt’, and Jan Nappy is as EVIL as they come...maybe even more evil than the Bummer.

[MinorityRepublican]

strange

[trebb]

I thought there was a Military Code of Conduct that members of the military had to conform to. In effect it moved you from your Constitutional rights to the MCC. Just wondering/asking.

Much of it is defined and limited by whether or not you are on duty and in uniform. There are more boundaries than for the average citizen, but not to the point where this IRS-offshoot tactic should have been used.

[sergeantdave]

“Statistically the military has better mental health and a lower suicide rate than the general population.”

In addition, every poll since the 1970s shows that the military is the most trusted institution in America. Americans like our warrior culture.

[Nebr FAL owner]

In answer to your question the First Amendment is currently being used as toilet paper by the current junta .

[TBP]

I don’t think JFK quite belongs with LBJ and Tricky Dick. His is more of a personal corruption.