Too bad it took a federal judge to tell the Marine Corps that they can’t stifle free speech. Funny thing is, they are sworn to defend the Constitution, yet violate it at all in the name of not offending the enemy.
At least this one was overturned for the stupidity that it really was. Diversity and political correctness will be the end of this nation. Even the French, German and Italians realized that diversity has ruined their countries. Too bad we can’t learn from their mistakes.
Marine base can’t censor criticism of Muhammad
A federal judge has permanently banned officials at Camp LeJeune Marine Corps Base in North Carolina from censoring bumper stickers and window decals critical of Islam and its prophet, Muhammad.
The ruling came in the case of a civilian employee who had served 25 years in the Marines including two combat tours in Vietnam before he retired.
Jesse Nieto lost his youngest son, Marc, in the Oct. 12, 2000, attack on the USS Cole by Islamic terrorists and subsequently carried bumper stickers and decals critical of the violence of Islam, including “We died, they rejoiced,” “Islam = Terrorism” and a picture of Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes cartoon fame, urinating on a cartoon illustration of Muhammad.
The camp base ordered the criticisms of Islam censored, and when Nieto refused, brought court action against him.
Yesterday’s ruling from Senior U.S. District Judge Malcom J. Howard reversed the order.
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