The Right to Serve Act:
1. Any man who's a Chilean citizen and is physically and mentally fit to serve in the Chilean military have the right to do so.
2. It's not allowed to expel a soldier from the military due to his religious or political views or his ethnicity.
3. A soldier can only be expelled from the military if he has committed a crime, if he has committed treason or insubordination, if he is an active member of a paramilitary or rebel group or if he in any other way has become physically or mentally unfit to serve.
4. A soldier cannot be expelled from the armed forces on the charge of a crime, insubordination or treason without proof or witnesses that the soldier in question is guilty to the allegations he has been accused of.
I must stress my objection to this bill and inform the Congresso that I will veto it if it passes in its current form. I would support the act if the bolded text above is added. The Military must be able to enforce disciple in its ranks and can not have soldiers who have divided loyalty. All members of the armed forces take an oath to defend the Republic. I believe it is a violation of that oath to simultaneously be an active member of a paramilitary or rebel group while serving in the military. I urge all members of the Congresso to vote against this act in its current form as it takes away the ability of the military to dismiss those with divided loyalty.
President Pedro Rivera