Military Law Expert: Joe Miller's Private Guards Violated Government Regulations

[Tx4obama]

One of the most troubling campaign moments this election season occurred Sunday night, when security guards working for Alaska Tea Party candidate Joe Miller detained and handcuffed a journalist as he tried to ask the GOP Senate nominee difficult questions.

Further, two of the guards who assisted in handcuffing and forcibly detaining Alaska Dispatch's Tony Hopfinger were active-duty soldiers moonlighting for Miller's security contractor.

A review of legal documents governing the political activities allowed to members of the armed forces confirmed the incident was a violation of the government's military directives.

Subparagraph 4.1.2.8 of Department of Defense Directive 1344.10 requires that members of the armed forces not "perform clerical or other duties for a partisan political committee or candidate during a campaign, on an election day, or after an election day during the process of closing out a campaign."

Rest of article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/20/joe-miller-military-guards-violated-regulations_n_770463.html

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Palingates has another good story up about Joe's security firm

and their connection with ultra right-wing militia groups and Michigan Militia dude, Norm Olson, who now lives in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula. These are some real whacked-out folks.

http://palingates.blogspot.com/2010/10/revealed-joe-miller-hired-security.html

[TexasObserver]

2. The active duty guys had better get at least an Article 15.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yep, why I said moonlighting was fine

Moonlighting in a political campaign, on the other hand... My view Art. 32

[opihimoimoi]

4. Poor Joe...goes out and hires BROWN SHIRTs only to lose face and the election he was trying to win

What to do...what to do....