To: Borges; jagusafr
Is the VFW goverment funded? If it isn’t then the Bill of Rights doesn’t apply does it.
The military is gov't funded.
And you check your Rights at the door...
Am I missing something?
26 posted on
08/14/2008 12:21:08 PM PDT by
astyanax
(All play. No work.)
To: astyanax
The VFW is not a Government subsidized agency. It is self funded - so the 1st Amendment DOES apply.
28 posted on
08/14/2008 12:34:02 PM PDT by
Core_Conservative
(Proud to be "The self-righteous, gun-totin, military lovin, abortion-hatin, gay-loathin'...")
To: astyanax
They get their money from dues, bingo, donations, etc. I do not believe they get any government money. Was trying to look it up, best I can tell, they get nothing.
30 posted on
08/14/2008 12:40:44 PM PDT by
ozarkgirl
(If McCain can vote on the basis of principle and conscience over party, so can I.)
To: astyanax
Well, yeah - you don’t check your rights at the door when you enter the military. Military members retain the vast majority of rights that civilians have, and those we “give up” involve readiness and good order and discipline. The VFW isn’t a branch of government, it’s a private entity that’s given special tax treatment as a military fraternal order. There’s simply nothing legally wrong with their voicemail message.
Colonel, USAFR
38 posted on
08/14/2008 1:18:18 PM PDT by
jagusafr
("Bugs, Mr. Rico! Zillions of 'em!" - Robert Heinlein)
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