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DNC Delegation Gets Soldiers to Break Military Rules on Political Activity, Live During Biden Nomination

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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIf anything is uniform for the Democratic Party, it is undoubtedly using American heroes and everyday folks as political props.Tuesday night, that uniform was on full display in the second day of the 2020 — right&nbsp;alongside the uniforms of two members of the United States Armed Forces.The two service members appeared in the official Democratic nominating delegation from American Samoa during a national roll call vote to elevate former vice president as the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.Advertisement - story continues belowOf course, as sharp eyes pointed out on social media just moments later, the display was a blatant violation of military regulations, which prohibits uniformed service members from engaging in political activity.American Samoa casts their votes for at the .However, per DoD rules, all military members are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at political campaign events.— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer)Trending:According to an official from the Department of Defense, American service members are encouraged to engage politically — particularly in the act of voting.Advertisement - story continues belowThey are, however, expressly prohibited by from directly associating the U.S. Armed Forces with their own personal political activity.“As a matter of long-standing policy, military service members and federal employees acting in their official capacity may not engage in activities that associate the DOD with any partisan political campaign or elections, candidate, cause or issue,” the Defense Department wrote.Should the Democrats be ashamed of themselves for using U.S. service members as props?Yes: 100% (7881 Votes)No: 0% (38 Votes)“Under DOD Directive 1344.10, members of the armed forces who are on active duty are permitted to express their personal opinions on political candidates, make a monetary contribution to a campaign, sign a petition to place a candidate’s name on the ballot, and attend a political event as a spectator.“Members on active duty may not participate in partisan activities such as soliciting or engaging in partisan fundraiser activities, serving as the sponsor of a partisan club, or speaking before a partisan gathering,” the department added.“In addition, all military members, including National Guard and Reserve forces, are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at political campaign events.”Advertisement - story continues belowStatement from DOD on the troops appearing with American Samoa delegates at : “All members of the Armed Forces … are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at political campaign or election events.” No further details on the troops involved here.— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane)Related:Military Times deputy editor Leo Shane III tweeted in light of the role call nomination vote that the Defense Department was able to confirm the soldiers caught on video were found in violation of Directive 1344.10.Of course, none of this prevented the responsible for this little stunt from placing the two service members in question at risk of on-the-job consequences and any other potential punishment that may come as a result.Advertisement - story continues belowEither blissfully unaware of military regulation and honor or entirely apathetic, the delegation trotted these two service members out like props.In fact, forget “like props.”These two service members were claimed as mere props in the .The U.S. Armed Forces should be steaming mad. 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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIf anything is uniform for the Democratic Party, it is undoubtedly using American heroes and everyday folks as political props.Tuesday night, that uniform was on full display in the second day of the 2020 — right&nbsp;alongside the uniforms of two members of the United States Armed Forces.The two service members appeared in the official Democratic nominating delegation from American Samoa during a national roll call vote to elevate former vice president as the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.Advertisement - story continues belowOf...

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