NOT a pretty picture.
Posted on 05/24/2010 4:35:58 PM PDT by Maelstorm
A vote on the House floor expected this week to repeal 1993 law banning homosexuals from serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
May 24, 2010 - Our nation is faced with an economic crisis, unemployment, and several recent natural disasters. Yet, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco, CA) seems fixated on pushing the homosexual and transgender political agenda.
dont-ask-dont-tell-150x150This is a critical week, it is D-Day for our military. Both the House and Senate will be considering whether to repeal the 1993 law regarding homosexuals in the military. It has been mislabeled "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT).
Federal courts have upheld the constitutionality of the law banning homosexuals in the military. The 1993 law states "there is no constitutional right to serve," and the military is a "specialized society" that is "fundamentally different from civilian life." In living conditions offering little or no privacy, homosexuality presents an "unacceptable risk" to good order, discipline, morale and unit cohesion-qualities essential for combat readiness.
Pelosi has put a high priority on passing this controversial repeal. Her efforts do not benefit the majority of Americans, but only a tiny number of activists who want to impose the lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender (LGBT) agenda on the military.
Pelosi will try to add the repeal language to the important Defense Authorization bill. The vote is expected on the House floor on May 27.
In the Senate, Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) is pushing to add the same repeal language to the National Defense Authorization Act when the Senate Armed Services Committee meets this week.
Last week, the House Armed Services Committee chaired by Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO) dealt with the Defense Authorization bill, but he didn't permit any action on repeal of the 1993 law (Section 654, Title 10, U.S.C.)
The current policy - not the law itself - is inaccurately referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). This was a policy imposed on the military by President Bill Clinton. The law says that gays and lesbians are detrimental to the service and can't serve. Clinton ignored the clear intent of the law and imposed the DADT policy on the Pentagon.
The Pentagon is currently conducting a review of how the military will be impacted by repeal of the 1993 law. It will issue its report in December 2010.
Pro-homosexual Senators and Representatives, however, are ignoring the Pentagon's mission and are pushing now to overturn the 1993 law. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen recently released a letter strongly condemning the effort of the House and Senate to rush through legislation overturning the 1993 law. They said that such legislative action this year would send "a very damaging message to our men and women in uniform."
All legislative efforts to repeal or weaken the ban, including a 'moratorium' on enforcement, or repeal with "delayed implementation" should be opposed.
There are numerous reasons why the 1993 law must be kept in place:
* The current findings about gays in the military are still valid. The 1993 law states that "there is no constitutional right to serve" and that homosexuals present an "unacceptable risk" to the good order, discipline, morale and unit cohesion. All these are essential for combat readiness.
* During a time of war against Islamic terrorism on two fronts is not the time to engage in social experimentation with our military.
* This is not a priority for the American people.
* Overturning the 1993 law will do nothing to improve military readiness or support unit cohesion and morale during war.
* Military service is a privilege not a right. The military has the right to deny entry to individuals who are not suited for military life.
* Placing men and women with homosexual desires among heterosexual warriors will cause all sorts of tensions.
* Base family housing will be opened up to "gay" couples and conflicts over spousal benefits for non-married individuals. The legalization of gays, bisexuals, and transgenders in the military will increase pressure to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
* The military will institute a zero tolerance policy against criticism of homosexuals. Critics will be denied promotion and/or leave the service.
* In addition to zero tolerance, the military will institute mandatory LGBT sensitivity training for military personnel and modify the curriculum for their dependent children at military schools.
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Chaplains who preach the Word of God will be driven from the service. They will be forbidden to preach from the Bible about the sin of homosexuality. *
Disrupting the military during a time of war is counterproductive and will lead to serious morale problems.
STDs are already at record highs in the armed forces. There is no good reason to open the ranks up to open homosexuals. A person who feels the need to wear their sexual behavior on their sleeve should be in another profession.
This is about forcing cultural change through political fiat. The left knows that the military is a problem for them and that unless they get their social policies implemented that they will always face a hurdle with veterans. Most veterans and veterans groups do not support open homosexuality in the ranks and that is really what this is about.
Military men are silent victims of sexual assault
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/military-men-are-silent-victims-sexual-assault
Causality of Silence: Cody Openshaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybfbxwyczz0
The same argument should be held to prevent FEMALES from duty on submarines, or, IMHO, from combat duty, too.
All bullet comments are excellent reasons to keep DADT on the books.
Unless of course, you’re Red Nancy trying to get this under the radar while the media focuses on the Gulf Shore...
NOT a pretty picture.
Our nation is faced with an economic crisis, unemployment, and several recent natural disasters. Yet, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco, CA) seems fixated on pushing the homosexual and transgender political agenda... Both the House and Senate will be considering whether to repeal the 1993 law regarding homosexuals in the military. It has been mislabeled "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT).
“Pelosi Goes Wild”
I had this image of her pulling up her blouse! Eeeeewwwwwww!
...only a tiny number of activists”
Fag Hags?
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!
The gays are not "legitimate" in the eyes of the Federal Gov't.
Anybody ever see the movie "Miracle On 34th Street"? A man claims to be Santa Claus and is taken to court to prove he IS the "legitimate" Santa Claus.
His lawyer wins the case by providing THOUSANDS of USPS letters addressed to Santa Claus. If the USPS, a branch of the Federal Gov't recognizes that Santa exists, then Santa is "legitimate".
Once the US Military ( a branch of the Federal Gov't ) recognizes gays as "legitimate", they can then use that to gain the "legal equal treatment" from local, state, and Federal Gov't's they seem to think they are now denied.
Once the Military of the US Gov't puts their "stamp of approval" on them, it's "Game-Set-Match" as far as ever stopping their agenda.
It's a "back door way" of gaining legitimacy, but they just might pull it off.
I hope it backfires on them.
"I had this image of her pulling up her blouse! Eeeeewwwwwww!"
But I think, and hope, that they won't have the votes. In an election year, when the Dems are already walking on thin ice, I think this might fail.
This is the pressing business of our nation at war: making sure homos can shoot fabulous guns while singing show tunes! As I said, we are at war, dammit!
This is what the push is all about. The military is being used as a forced entry weapon.
Also, since retention/recruiting rates will plummet (in a time of war) over this decision, a military draft will become more problematic- something the leftists want to occur and manipulate for political gain.
I’m gonna be sick!
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