Tea Party Marine Enters Discharge Hearings Hopeful [Poll]

Sgt. Gary Stein, the Temecula Marine who maintains Armed Forces Tea Party—a Facebook page critical of President Barack Obama—is facing a board Thursday that will recommend to commanders whether or not to discharge him from the Marine Corps.

In 2010, Stein came under fire for writing that he would not follow an order from the president and later clarified that he would not follow an illegal order.

Stein left a message on one of his Facebook pages as he got ready for the hearing:

"Today my 9 year career with the Marine Corps will be on the line for a statement of nearly 2 dozen words. My heart is heavy this morning I tie up my boots and start my hour drive to Camp Pendleton. It hurts me to know that I could be punished for the one of the constitutional rights I have give the last 9 years of my life to protect."

Read the rest of the message on Stein's page.

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