June 19, 2014
Memorandum for National Board of Trustees
Department Commandants
Detachment Commandants
All MCL Members
Subj: MARINE CORPS
LEAGUE POLICY ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL
ELECTIONS
Marines: As the 2014
political campaigns heat up this Summer and Fall in anticipation of the General
elections in the Fall, I wanted to take a moment to remind you that, as a
matter of League policy, Marine Corps
League members wearing any part of the League uniform or identifying themselves
as members of the Marine Corps League, cannot sponsor a political club;
participate in any TV or radio program, or group discussion that advocates for
or against a political party, candidate or cause; give interviews to the press
or speak at any event promoting a political candidate or movement.
The following is the Marine Corps League’s official POLICY
on the aforementioned subject taken from the National Bylaws and Administrative
Procedures, Chapter One, Section 110:
SECTION 110 – POLICY
(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 based on the grounds of race, color, creed, nationality, or sex; 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 the
basis for special consideration or preferment.
The Marine Corps League wants and strongly encourages ALL
its members and families to exercise their Constitutional right and duty to
vote. With that said, our membership
cannot give the impression that the League supports or opposes ANY one candidate
or political party.
I enjoin you, as the leadership of the Marine Corps League,
to ensure all those members under your charge review the Marine Corps League’s
Policy as outlined above and ensure it is adhered to. Thank you for your support on this
issue. God Bless America.
JIM TUOHY
National Commandant
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