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| Subject: Great: Marine takes aim at military's free speech limit Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:43 am | |
| A Marine facing dismissal for running a Facebook page criticizing the Obama administration is now backed by a team of lawyers and federal congressmen as he fights to stay in the military and test its age-old policy of limiting the free speech of service members.
Sgt. Gary Stein will appear before a military board at Camp Pendleton on Thursday to argue his case.
The 26-year-old Marine has been rallying for support since he was notified last month that the military was moving to discharge him after determining he was in violation of the Pentagon policy barring service members from engaging in political activities.
Stein's lawyers and the American Civil Liberties Union say his views are protected by the First Amendment.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57409715/marine-takes-aim-at-militarys-free-speech-limit/ |
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