(12-06-2024, 09:17 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(12-05-2024, 09:03 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: That's not entirely true. 

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According to military law experts, DoD Directive 1344.10 dictates whether active-duty military members can participate in political activities, including protests and rallies.

That directive, they say, does allow military members to personally engage in partisan activities, including writing letters to the editor for or against a specific candidate or attending events as spectators out of uniform.

But it blocks them from leading or actively participating in those events, publishing partisan political statements outside of a letter to the editor, speaking at any political gathering or soliciting votes.

I wouldn't want active military engaged in rallies or demonstrations.  Imagine if the January 6 protestors who invaded the Capitol had been active military and armed, organized and led by their officers.

The thing is, that would be illegal (from a military standpoint).

Military members may participate in political activities while out of uniform and can not use their military title publicly when doing so.  Also, as a former enlisted military member myself, I would not follow orders by any officers when in a civilian setting like that.  They have no authority.  Finally, military or not it is illegal to be armed on federal property.  As a concealed permit holder if I walked into a post office with my sidearm I would be breaking federal law.

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