An Open Letter to President Obama from a Veteran
Dear President Obama,
I am writing to you as just one veteran, just one man, but today, you may see that I am joined by many more. We gather today before you in support of Ron Paul and not because we think he would merely be a better administrator of government than you, but because we believe your policies to be fundamentally immoral. We are demanding peaceful, orderly change through the ballot box.
We are gathered here today as active duty service members and veterans exercising the right to self-expression that we all have risked our lives to protect. Something you’ve never done in uniform. The military you command has made attempts to silence us, not just in the existing codes and regulations intended to suppress the dissent in the ranks, but also in direct warnings that your officers have issued to the troops who would be with us today – who would speak out against the status quo – who would challenge the man – who would speak a desperately needed truth, to a desperately delusional power!
Do not think for one second that you can silence this voice! Do not dare whisper the command to silence this voice! Do not deny that Ron Paul is the choice of the troops! You are not wanted as, you are not respected as, and you are not fit to be, the commander-in-chief of this great force of America’s finest who would lay down their lives to defend you.
As you have warned us about petty regulations, I too have a warning for you, Mr. President. We can do this the easy way, or the hard way. If elections in this country are halfway fair or transparent, and the GOP supports the troops enough to listen to them, Ron Paul will be the nominee of the Republican Party and you will be a one term President!
But if they’re not. If the voice of the people is not heard and the voice of the troops is not respected, we’ll be back. These veterans aren’t going away. And if you should decide against what I have no doubt is your better judgement, that you can allow just one of these people here today to suffer for exercising the rights that you swore to defend when you took office, if we are denied the peaceful change we demand, I promise you this: we’re going to be doing this the hard way.
Yours in liberty,
Adam Kokesh
My Day in Court/The Price of Dignity
For those of you who remember that time I stripped to my boxers at a TSA checkpoint to avoid a pat down, today was the day I had to face the court for my charge of “disorderly conduct.” This being the first hearing, I knew I would have the opportunity to ask for a continuance, (postponement of trial) but since it was a misdemeanor, they could have gone straight to trial. When called to stand before the court, I informed the judge that I intended to plead not guilty, retain an attorney, subpoena TSA agents as witnesses, and submit security tapes as evidence. The trial date was set for May 18.
When I got home, I checked my voicemail and found this:
“Mr Kokesh, hi, my name is Ryan Perry. I’m a Commonwealth attorney in Loudoun County, Virginia. … You were just in court today for a disorderly conduct charge out at the airport. Our office, when people determine that they’re going to get an attorney, our office reviews all the files ’cause our office doesn’t get involved in these cases unless there’s an attorney involved. I reviewed your file today. I watched the video. I don’t think this is a violation of disorderly conduct and there were people all around you and none of them got violent and that’s essentially what is needed for disorderly conduct, to incite violence in others. So we’re not willing to go forward with the prosecution of the case. Essentially, what we’re going to do is move for an order of nolle prosequi which essentially means we’re not prosecuting.”
All I had to do was show up in court today and say “not guilty!” Sometimes, you just have to stand up for yourself and the state backs down. Now if only we could do something about the TSA or the REAL root of the problem . . .
US Military Issues Warning to Ron Paul Supporters
This was posted on the RON PAUL IS THE CHOICE OF THE TROOPS Facebook event page by Kevin Audrain, who claims to be active duty Navy and was leaked to me by multiple unconfirmed sources.
—–Original Message—–
From: Weger, Joel A CIV OGC, Ethics [mailto:joel.weger@NAVY.MIL]
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:17
To: ETHICS@LISTSERV.LAW.NAVY.MIL
Subject: [ETHICS] Partisan Political March
Importance: High
It has come to our attention that a partisan political march targeting
military personnel is being organized for February 20, 2012. See link
below:
http://www.facebook.com/events/192677970828185/?ref=notif¬if_t=event_invite
As a reminder, active duty personnel are prohibited by DoD Directive 1344.10
paragraph 4.1.2.10 from marching in a partisan political parade regardless
of whether they are in uniform or civilian clothes. Reservists not on
active duty and retirees may not march in uniform pursuant to paragraph
4.1.4. Reservists not on active duty and retirees may march in civilian
clothes provided that they do not otherwise act in a manner that could
reasonably give rise to the inference or appearance of official sponsorship,
approval, or endorsement.
The directive is a lawful general regulation. Violations of paragraphs 4.1.
through 4.5. of the Directive by persons subject to the Uniform Code of
Military Justice are punishable under Article 92, “Failure to Obey Order or
Regulation.”
In addition, DODI 1334.01, paragraph 3.1.2 prohibits the wearing of the
uniform by members of the armed forces (including retired members and
members of reserve components) during or in connection with political
activities.
You may wish to advise your command regarding this particular event because
of the apparent solicitation of active duty personnel.
Joel A. Weger
Senior Attorney
Department of the Navy
Office of the Assistant General Counsel (Ethics)
703.614.XXXX
Former Misfits frontman Michale Graves endorses Ron Paul! Will perform for vets after party!
Last night, Michale Graves, former misfits frontman, announced his endorsement for Ron Paul on ADAM VS THE MAN. We discussed being a “conservative punk,” and his support for the troops. He also announced that he’ll be performing on the 20th, so get your tickets before they sell out!
http://march2whitehouse.eventbrite.com
I also posted a few other videos this morning. Enjoy!
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