26-year-old Brandon Raub, a decorated U.S. veteran who has served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, was arrested on Aug. 16, 2012 by local police, Secret Service and FBI agents for posts he made on Facebook.
No charges were actually levied against Raub, yet he was arrested and eventually involuntarily thrown into a mental hospital for making his anti-government, anti-Obama posts on social media.
Coming to the veteran’s aid was attorneys from the Rutherford Institute, who challenged the government’s actions as a violation of Raub’s First and Fourth Amendment rights…
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Funny how ACLU WONT HELP put politics aside
cant wait to see there face when they stepped in a big pile of “blowback”
Really… Making rude comments about your past boss… 90% of America is most likely guilty of that…
Wow what to free speech? Unless he threatened someone. Maybe we’re not free anymore.
What the hell???
When was this written?
It is true the govt foes not like dissidents, especially Marines. They know we eill not change. It is not in our training to surrender
Not for thegoverment to get involved in facebook !
The mental hospital plays a very important role in preventing him from ever legally purchasing firearms… THAT’S the ultimate plan, commit as many as possible and then desegrate their rights…
Dont worry my frind. I have a lawsuit against Facebook wirh the finest attorney in Houston Tx. We will be asking for 5 million dollars for denying peoples 1 amendment rights. I am coming after you liberals at Facebook. I have had enough