▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Spo ck ▁was ▁the ▁party ' s ▁vice ▁president ial ▁candidate . ▁ ▁Gre er ▁v . ▁Spo ck ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Spo ck , ▁Hob son , ▁L inda ▁Jenn ess ▁( So cial ist ▁Work ers ▁Party ▁president ial ▁candidate ), ▁and ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ▁Party ▁vice ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁Andrew ▁Pul ley ▁wrote ▁to ▁Major ▁General ▁Bert ▁A . ▁David , ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁Fort ▁D ix , ▁asking ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁campaign ▁literature ▁and ▁to ▁hold ▁an ▁election - related ▁campaign ▁meeting . ▁On ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Fort ▁D ix ▁reg ulations ▁ 2 1 0 - 2 6 ▁and ▁ 2 1 0 - 2 7 , ▁General ▁David ▁refused ▁the ▁request . ▁Spo ck , ▁Hob son , ▁Jenn ess , ▁Pul ley , ▁and ▁others ▁then ▁file d ▁a ▁case ▁that ▁ultimately ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( 4 2 4 ▁U . S . ▁ 8 2 8 — Gre er , ▁Commander , ▁Fort ▁D ix ▁Military ▁Res ervation , ▁et ▁al ., ▁v . ▁Spo ck ▁et ▁al .), ▁which ▁ruled ▁against ▁the ▁pla int iffs . ▁ ▁Gre er ▁v . ▁Spo ck ▁was , ▁according ▁to ▁Professor ▁Josh ua ▁E . ▁K ast enberg , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bur ger ▁Court ' s ▁juris pr ud ence ▁of ▁ins ulating ▁the ▁military ▁from ▁non - main stream ▁political ▁influ ences .