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D. Spaulding

(480 posts)
2. Outstanding decision and the absolute correct one
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 03:24 PM
Yesterday

As a retired military vet, I find Hegseth's arse kissing actions like this, deplorable.
As the judge said, "U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, noted the military principal that servicemembers enjoy weakened First Amendment protections to preserve discipline in the armed forces, but said that no court had ever extended that doctrine to retired service members. “This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly’s First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees,” the judge wrote.

Leon quoted singer-songwriter Bob Dylan to say, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.”

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