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Farmer-Rick

(12,065 posts)
20. You do not give up your freedom of speech
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 10:19 PM
Friday

When you join the military. But it is severely restricted.

Most times the courts have supported squashing a military member's freedom of speech if it interfered with good order and discipline. Like protesting outside a military base to stop military action when you are in the military. Or denigrating senior officers even the Commander in Chief.

Normally the military has to prove the freedom of speech in question directly interfered with good order and discipline. But how the hell are they going to prove that in the case of Kirk?

Kirk is no one at all in the chain of command. He was never involved with the military except to be turned down by West Point. If you hated Kirk or if you loved him it would make absolutely no difference to good order and discipline in the military.

But we all know the Nazis on the Supremes would do anything their master orders. So, if you get courts-martialled for hating Kirk, you would normally have a case of violation of your freedom of speech. But with the Nazis on the Supremes right now, there's no telling which way it will go.

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They risk their lives to protect freedom of speech. Irish_Dem Friday #1
Have another drink iron jaw. JFC what a goddamn weenie. Klarkashton Friday #2
Weak chin wolfie001 Friday #12
Doesn't stop him from doing that jaw clenching thing all Klarkashton Friday #13
You piece of shit Hegseth if you're trying to piss me off more than anyone Eliot Rosewater Friday #3
Why do those on the left kacekwl Friday #4
Anyone remember when the US military swore to fight for Americans' freedoms? sinkingfeeling Friday #5
First ammendment lawsuits. mwmisses4289 Friday #6
Yep. Class action when possible, even! OldBaldy1701E Saturday #28
So if I was in the military, and innocently pointed out the resemblance between rsdsharp Friday #7
Fragging Major Hegseth pfitz59 Friday #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Random Person Friday #9
Charlie KKKirk never served, unless you count the MAGA grifter force. Crowman2009 Friday #10
Drunk POS nt wolfie001 Friday #11
Not a good time to join the military in America Puppyjive Friday #14
Hey Pete can I call you Pete does that include air force brats like my self............you idiot.............. turbinetree Friday #15
Freedom of Speech Definition.....? damifino10 Friday #16
The McCarthyite witch hunt is on. Martin68 Friday #17
This is a freakshow administration kwolf68 Friday #18
Penta-gone to Hell in a hand basket. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Friday #19
You do not give up your freedom of speech Farmer-Rick Friday #20
That's some made up bullshit to attack people with. Solly Mack Friday #21
Not a service member, but I can send him my negative KPN Friday #22
November 8, 2028 Can't Come Soon Enough eringer Friday #23
The "free speech absolutists" at it again Prairie Gates Saturday #24
The Big Lie has become the Official Lie of the Trump administration thought crime Saturday #25
There are reports of school teachers and other workers markodochartaigh Saturday #26
This sounds like a purge to me. And also a tactic to scare people, disgusting. Dave Bowman Saturday #27
Pete's Nazi call to arms. mdbl Saturday #29
Let me guess, Americanme Saturday #30
ooooh. a good shirt idea! purr-rat beauty Saturday #31
Does this not include Laura Loomer? Doctoris Extincti Saturday #32
This means they're reading people's texts and emails? Bayard Saturday #33
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