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jberryhill

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Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:34 AM
Dec 2019


https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/596

18 U.S. Code § 596. Polling armed forces

Whoever, within or without the Armed Forces of the United States, polls any member of such forces, either within or without the United States, either before or after he executes any ballot under any Federal or State law, with reference to his choice of or his vote for any candidate, or states, publishes, or releases any result of any purported poll taken from or among the members of the Armed Forces of the United States or including within it the statement of choice for such candidate or of such votes cast by any member of the Armed Forces of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

The word “poll” means any request for information, verbal or written, which by its language or form of expression requires or implies the necessity of an answer, where the request is made with the intent of compiling the result of the answers obtained, either for the personal use of the person making the request, or for the purpose of reporting the same to any other person, persons, political party, unincorporated association or corporation, or for the purpose of publishing the same orally, by radio, or in written or printed form.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Military turns on Trump [View all] Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 OP
. jberryhill Dec 2019 #1
Odd Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 #2
The law is too narrowly drafted, unfortunately jberryhill Dec 2019 #3
I tend to agree Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 #5
As a former member of the military I understand exactly what it means to voluntarily ... marble falls Dec 2019 #10
In short, must obey; don't have to respect. sarge43 Dec 2019 #11
We must have served together in different branches. You said it better than I did. marble falls Dec 2019 #12
Amen...n/t bluecollar2 Dec 2019 #22
Thanks. Nothing shabby about your post. sarge43 Dec 2019 #23
The purpose of that law is to prevent improper command influence jmowreader Dec 2019 #21
dang. that's a little worse than the general public, i think. mopinko Dec 2019 #4
Cadet Bonespurs thinks he's above the law. Kid Berwyn Dec 2019 #6
I think him interfering with their leaders is a red line Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 #7
Sadly, trump still has better ratings among military than Obama. That's disappointing. Hoyt Dec 2019 #8
Yes and no Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 #15
Saw this coming. Farmer-Rick Dec 2019 #9
K&R UTUSN Dec 2019 #13
Military spending up, military pay down. Amimnoch Dec 2019 #14
spending is up only so the Idiot can puff up his chest to other tinpot dictators of the world onetexan Dec 2019 #16
The questions on Syria and the Border Wall are even worse for Trump Baked Potato Dec 2019 #17
But just the other day he was boasting about having so many generals... Still In Wisconsin Dec 2019 #18
As someone who's been in the military, this tells me two things ET Awful Dec 2019 #19
I agree with 1. And 2. Baked Potato Dec 2019 #20
Yup. sarge43 Dec 2019 #24
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