Politics & Government

POLL: Marine in Trouble for Opposing President

Camp Pendleton Marine and Tea Party advocate, Sgt. Gary Stein, wrote on his personal Facebook page that he would defy orders from President Barack Obama.

A Camp Pendleton Marine may face judicial action after posting on Facebook that he would disobey orders from Barack Obama, the North County Times reports. This comes two months after a .

Locally, Marine Sgt. Gary Stein is also an administrator of the Armed Forces Tea Party Facebook page, which has more than 9,800 followers. A military law expert told the North County Times Stein could be in trouble for violating rules that prohibit political speech in uniform.

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