Department
of Florida
Judge Advocate
August 25, 2010
From : Department
of Florida, Judge Advocate
To: Department
of Florida Commandant, Bill Backes
Subject: Clarification
of The National By-Law Policy
Section 110- Policy
(a) The supreme power of the Marine Corps League shall
be vested always in its membership functioning through delegates at All
National Conventions; executive and administrative powers only will be
delegated to its Board of Trustees or to individual members of the Marine Corps
League.
(b) The Marine Corps League shall never take part in any labor or management dispute or issue,
and it shall be ever non-sectarian, non-political, and non-partisan; nor shall
it be used as a medium of political ambition or preferment nor shall former or
present military rank or former or present civilian position be used as a basis
for special consideration or preferment.
(c)
Nothing in
the preceding subsection shall prohibit the Marine Corps League or any
subdivision thereof, from participating in political issues affecting the
welfare of the United States Marine Corps, the national security of our Nation,
or any veterans’ claims for justice arising from service in the Armed Forces of
the United States of American
Be advised that wearing of the Marine Corps League cover or uniform, at political rallies, indicates preference and/or support by the League of a particular candidate. This is forbidden by Section 10 as stated above.