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Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller caught national attention Monday when his security detail handcuffed an editor they said was a problem.
Now Miller may have problems of his own.
Two of the guards who helped "arrest" the blogger-journalist, Alaska Dispatch editor Tony Hopfinger -- who was later released after questioning by police -- were actually active duty soldiers in the US Army.
DoD Directive 1344.10 -- governing "Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces on Active Duty" -- provides: "A member on AD [active duty] shall not: . . .[p]articipate in partisan political management, campaigns, or conventions."
Originally posted by jimmyx
what? no republicans posting replies?...no tea-party replies? i guess it must be ok with them. please, let's keep the clicking of boot heels to a minimum, and put down your stright arm.
Originally posted by Aggie Man
It's pathetic really. And those soldiers will be dealt with by the military. They had better be punished anyway.
DoD Directive 1344.10 -- governing "Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces on Active Duty" -- provides: "A member on AD [active duty] shall not: . . .[p]articipate in partisan political management, campaigns, or conventions."
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active-duty soldiers moonlighting for Miller's security contractor, the Drop Zone, a Spenard surplus store and protection service,
Off duty soldiers can moonlight at other jobs so long as it doesn't interfere with "readiness," the paper wrote, or affect "good order" or discipline.
"Miller's chief guard at the Middle School event, Drop Zone owner William Fulton, said it wasn't his job to ensure soldiers complied with the regulations, though he said he informs them of their duty,
"The school district said there was no such requirement made of Miller
The permit holder shall be responsible for the conduct and control of both patrons and participants, and must comply with all applicable state and federal laws, city ordinances, District regulations, by-laws, and policies and permit conditions. All measures necessary to ensure the safe, healthy, and lawful conduct of permit activities shall be undertaken and financed by the permit holder. These measures may include, but are not limited to, crowd control and fire and police protection.
Originally posted by adifferentbreed
...acting up at aa private function...
Originally posted by WTFover
I did find this in the Anchorage School Board Policy, Section 852 c.
The permit holder shall be responsible for the conduct and control of both patrons and participants, and must comply with all applicable state and federal laws, city ordinances, District regulations, by-laws, and policies and permit conditions. All measures necessary to ensure the safe, healthy, and lawful conduct of permit activities shall be undertaken and financed by the permit holder. These measures may include, but are not limited to, crowd control and fire and police protection.
The sentence I bolded may be what Miller suggests required him to have security at the event. If so, I would agree, particularly due to the use of the word "financed", in the policy.
Source
Hard to believe Harry Truman would sometimes sneak out of the White House at night and walk the streets of D.C. alone.
Without reading all the applicable state, federal and city ordinances, school district regulations, by laws and other unspecified policies the word 'may' leads me to believe it's at the permit holder's discretion which of these additional measures that they take in order to minimize their own liability as a lessor.