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lol, i can't tell who you are arguing with jb. your post seems to address mine, yet you go back in forth between the discussion of this thread and your gripes with the right side of the aisle in general.
you do demonstrate a very thorough knowledge of the UCMJ and its practical implementation. while you may have felt yourself a civilian in the regular sense after your active duty enlistment period ended, legally you could still be possibly held accountable in military courts. you and i can both agree that the likelihood of all but the most egregious violations would be ignored by the military under normal circumstances.
the problem with kerry is that he was an officer in the military at a time of war who was meeting with the enemy. that is a lot different from your situation or nearly anyone elses. it's clear that the circumstances were exceptional and the stakes unusually high. i'm not suggesting that the navy convene a general courts-martial to review the case... but i do think it is a telling detail to senator kerry's career. i believe it shows a lack of discipline, going further to confirm my perception of kerry as a shameless self-promoter. a person who's convictions only go as far as a vote or fame will take him. this situations, admittedly, reinforces preconceived notions on my part... but i do believe a strong argument can be made from my perspective.
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