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Should Camp Pendleton Marine Be Disciplined for Anti-Obama Facebook Posts?

Home Post Blog: Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Gary Stein is the founder of a Facebook group called the Armed Forces Tea Party. Stein writes on his personal Facebook page of his belief that the troops should be allowed to express their political opinions:

"He believes our Armed Forces place their life on the line for political agendas every day and the thought that they should have no opinion about the political world is absurd."

But now Steinโ€™s own political agenda may have gotten him into some hot water. He recently wrote on Facebook that he would not follow the orders of his commander-in-chief, President Barack Obama. (read more)

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