[CLUE-Talk] The military takes a cue from Microsoft

[Jed S. Baer]

On 11 Oct 2003 09:03:59 -0600
"Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier" <jzb at dissociatedpress.net> wrote:

> Some of the soldiers haven't even seen these letters -- some admitted to
> signing a letter like this, and some say they agree with the sentiment,
> but hadn't seen the letter previously nor had they signed it. 

Also, from the discussion over at TalkLeft, from the Mil. regs:

<quote>
A member on active duty may:

...

6. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper expressing the member's
personal views on public issues or political candidates, if such action is
not part of an organized letter-writing campaign or concerted solicitation
of votes for or against a political party or partisan political cause or
candidate.
</quote>

Sounds as if the Colonel messed up here.

jed
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