Wow. Talk about some ironic moments. It seems the most prominent, and as far as I know only, gay Republican group is using the judicial system to try and end the military's discriminatory party. Kudos to these fine men and women for not going along the party line and standing up for what is right. http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...-repeal-effort/2011/05/10/AF87R5iG_story.html SAN FRANCISCO A Republican gay rights group is again asking a federal appeals court to immediately lift the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. armed forces. Lawyers for Log Cabin Republicans told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in legal papers filed Tuesday that Congress still could derail the ongoing effort to rescind the dont ask, dont tell policy. Several Republican lawmakers have proposed amendments to a defense bill a House committee is set to consider Wednesday that would slow repeal. A 9th Circuit panel is already considering the governments appeal of an order by a California trial judge barring enforcement of the ban. Log Cabin wants the panel to remove its hold on the order or put the case on a fast track.
Uncle Ferd says den dey gonna legalize polygamy an' den dey gonna legalize Hispexicans marryin' white womens... Senate Poised to Legalize Sodomy and Bestiality in U.S. Military December 1, 2011 The Senate this evening is poised to vote on a defense authorization bill that includes a provision which not only repeals the military law on sodomy, but also repeals the military ban on sex with animals--or bestiality.
Update to military bestiality bill... Senate Approves Bill that Legalizes Sodomy and Bestiality in U.S. Military December 1, 2011 (Updated) The Senate on Thursday evening voted 93-7 to approve a defense authorization bill that includes a provision which not only repeals the military law on sodomy, it also repeals the military ban on sex with animals--or bestiality.
Wow! So military heterosexuals are up for prosecution if they engage in anything but vanilla sex! I bet the prostitutes around military bases would be surprised to hear about that, along with more athan a few military wives. Shall we now call the "Missionary Position" the "Military Position", instead?
I really don't care who wants what when it comes to the law as interperited by the courts. I care about the law. Which, in a federal sense, is on the side of these gay republicans. Though, empathy and baseless requests should get you nothing.
Evil triumphs when good men do nothing - Edmund Burke... No Senator Spoke Out Against Repeal of Military's Ban on Sodomy and Bestiality December 4, 2011 Not a single member of the Senate spoke out last week against a provision in the defense authorization bill that will repeal the military's ban on sodomy and bestiality if the bill becomes law.
Granny says dey need to wake up an' pay attention to what dey votin' on... On What?--McCain Says He Didnt Know Defense Bill He Approved Repealed Military Ban on Sodomy, Bestiality December 7, 2011 - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told CNSNews.com on Wednesday that he did not know that the 926-page Defense Department authorization bill that came through his committee and was approved by the Senate last week on a 93-to-7 vote included a provision that would repeal the militarys ban on sodomy and bestiality if the bill becomes law. See also: Sen. Lindsey Graham Says He Didn't Know Defense Bill He Approved Lifts Military Ban on Sodomy and Bestiality December 7, 2011 - Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), asked Wednesday if he was aware of a provision in the National Defense Authorization Bill that repeals the ban on sodomy and bestiality in the military, told CNSNews.com: No, I cant say I was.
No big deal say Pentagon but PETA jumps into the fray... Pentagon Says Sodomy/Bestiality Repeal 'Fails to Rise to Level of News'; But Former Chief Army Prosecutor Says 'Yes it Does' December 9, 2011 - A Defense Department spokesman claims that a provision in the Senate defense authorization bill that repeals the criminalization of sodomy and sex with animals bestiality was just a cosmetic change to military law that the Defense Department began eight years ago. See also: PETA Rebukes White House for 'Flippantly' Dismissing Question on Senate's Vote to Legalize Bestiality in Military December 8, 2011 - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written a letter to White House Press Secrtary Jay Carney rebuking him for "flippantly" dismissing a question he was asked at Monday's press briefing about last week's Senate vote approving a bill that would repeal the military's ban on bestiality.
Can't be an officer anna gentleman if ya doin' the doggie with a doggie... Armed Services Panel Dem: Repeal Bestiality Ban, It's Not ‘Relevant To One’s Conduct as a Military Officer’ December 14, 2011 -- Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, told CNSNews.com that he supports repealing the military's ban against sodomy and bestiality because, while he does not condone these practices, he does not think whether someone engages in these behaviors is "relevant to one's conduct as a military officer or an enlisted person." See also: Despite Plea from Obama Administration, Conference Committee Restores Military Ban on Sodomy, Bestiality December 15, 2011 - Despite a plea from the Obama administration that the military ban on sodomy and bestiality be repealed, a House-Senate conference committee has restored the ban to the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act.
