Reply #23: Time yuo explain to them

[nadinbrzezinski]

1.- The General was NOT in front of his church, but an invited guest (That is not what is getting him in trouble though)

2.- He is a member of the Armed FOrces, he has no right to the First
Ammendment and what he said, was a POLITICAL STATEMENT while in Unioform. He could, for all that matters, have given a speech on religious tolerance in front of the ACLU, he woudl still be breaking the same rules in the UCMJ.

The military is suposed to stay out of politics and this has NOTHING to do with the First Ammendment but all to do with the Good Order and Discipline of the US Armed Forces.

As a soldier, he has NO RIGHT to participate in politics in the public sphere, last time I chechked churches were open to the public, hence public sphere.

He would have entered the gray zone if he said these things IN CIVIES and WITHOUT identifying himself as a member of the US Armed Forces.

Yes I am a Navy Wife, and my husband sat in shock. He said something similar and he would be drummed out of the service so fast you would think it was lightning coming down from the sky.

Now on the bright side, they do not disipline his sorry ass, now EVERY SOLDIER from Three stars on down, can engage in POLITICS while IN UNIFORM... Goody the armed forces suddenly becomes a DEMOCRACY.

Boys charge that hill!

We beed to take a vote Sarge, after all we don't agree this is politially feasible sarge.

Goody, chaos and there is nothing they will be able to do to the first soldier that goe over to the press and tells them exactly what they think of this so called peace in Iraq, after all it is no longer officially a combat zone, the Press said such himself on May First...