Thursday, April 15, 2010

WHAT WILL THEY SAY ABOUT THE ACLU NOW?

A lot of wingnuts want to shut down the ACLU, so I'm interested in their reaction to this story.
Marine's anti-Obama Facebook comments fuel debate
Apr 14 07:16 PM US/Eastern

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A Camp Pendleton Marine has removed his Facebook page after his comments fueled a free-speech debate about whether troops are allowed to criticize President Barack Obama's policies while serving in the military.

Sgt. Gary Stein said he was asked by his superiors to review the Pentagon's directive on political activities after he criticized Obama's health care reform efforts and then was asked this week to talk about his views on the MSNBC cable TV channel.

The local American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement Wednesday that it has sent a letter to Camp Pendleton's commanding officer urging the Marine Corps to protect Stein's right to freedom of speech.

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