Democrats’ War Funding Amendment Would Allow Homosexuals to Serve in Military

CNSNews ^ | May 28, 2010 | Matt Cover

[jazusamo]

(CNSNews.com) – Democrats in the both the House and Senate are trying to amend the 2011 war funding bill to allow gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to serve in the military, a move opposed by the heads of all four branches of the armed services.
 
The amendments are being sold as a compromise between homosexual activists, their congressional allies, and defenders of the military who support the current ban on homosexual service.
 
The proposal would not allow gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to serve immediately but would delay their entry until the Defense Department completes its policy review in December. Originally, that review was to decide whether or not the military agreed that accepting gays, lesbians, and bisexuals would not harm readiness or unit cohesion.
 
Currently, it is against federal law for homosexuals to serve in the military. That law, Public Law 654, states that “homosexuality is incompatible with military service” and stipulates that any military personnel who violate the policy receive a discharge.
 
The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and in the House by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) would repeal the ban on homosexual service 60 days after completion of the Defense Department review.
 
If adopted, the amendment would also allow homosexuals to marry other homosexuals while in the military as well as allowing any soldier to engage in homosexual acts.
 
The policy is opposed by the heads of each of the four branches of the military, each of whom testified against repealing the ban in February 2010. Each of the four service chiefs has also reiterated their displeasure in individual letters to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
 
Each of the four flag officers wrote that the military should be allowed to complete its policy review before Congress attempts to repeal the ban. Doing otherwise – each commander states – would make individual service members feel as if their views and opinions do not matter to congressional leaders.
 
“My views on repeal of [don’t ask, don’t tell] have not changed since my testimony,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey wrote. “I remain convinced that it is critically important to get a better understanding of where our Soldiers and Families are on this issue,” he added.
 
Adm. George Roughead, chief of Naval Operations, emphasized that repealing the ban without first finding out if the military actually wanted it repealed would send a negative message to soldiers and sailors.
 
“My concern is that legislative changes at this point, regardless of the precise language used, may cause confusion on the status of the law in the Fleet and disrupt the review process itself by leading Sailors to question whether their input matters,” he said.
 
“[T]he value of surveying the thoughts of Marines and their families is that it signals to my Marines that their opinions matter,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway wrote. “Collectively, we must make logical and pragmatic decisions about the long-term policies of our Armed Forces – which so effectively defend this great Nation.”
 
While the prohibition is a pet cause of homosexual activists, who view it as a major step to broad social acceptance of homosexual behavior in society, it is not a major issue for the military.
 
According to information reported by the Congressional Research Service and the Defense Department newspaper Stars and Stripes, discharges for homosexuality make up only a very small fraction of total discharges, meaning that far more service members are discharged for criminal and other offenses than for homosexuality.
 
In fact, discharges for homosexuality accounted for a mere 0.004 percent of all discharges in 2008. There were only 634 people discharged for homosexuality out of a total of 157,984 total discharges in 2008.
 
In fact, despite maintaining an active-duty force numbering well over 1 million personnel, discharges for homosexuality have never been more than 2,000 in any given year since 1980, according to CRS.
 
Reports of so-called witch-hunts, a charge often made by homosexual activists, have also been found to be false. According to CRS, the Defense Department found that the “vast majority” of discharges for homosexuality occurred because a service member voluntarily disclosed that he or she was gay, not because the military had conducted any sort of investigation into their conduct.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Public Law: "Homosexuality is incompatible with military service."

Back on the ranch we used the word "service" meaning copulation by a male: "Farmer Miller got a bull to service all his cattle."

So I guess the gay agenda activists just can't wait to service our military...

[AnalogReigns]

If recruiting is difficult now, how will an all volunteer homosexualized military work?

I for one would not want my son or daughter to serve subject to the orders of sexual perverts.

[massgopguy]

This law would allow Gays to marry each other WHILE IN UNIFORM! Can you see the press fawning over two Marines locking lips under crossed swords?

[Mrs. Don-o]

>:o/

[longtermmemmory]

only FABULOUS grenades.

[longtermmemmory]

The left is counting on this.

The left wants extinction for the normal and lieberman is a useful senile idiot for this.

[itsahoot]

What is next for the Rats??? Pedophiles and child molesters?

Silly, they reserve that for themselves.

[itsahoot]

I hope they fail at the attempt.

Obama gave us hope, Congress gives us the change. It is a done deal.

[La Enchiladita]

Lieberman, what a snake.

[OldPossum]

Lieberman, what a snake.

That is true, but sure as the sun rises in the east, at some point some FReepers with a short memory span will ooh and aah over him should he take some contrarian position favorable to conservatives (witness the vote on health care when he threatened to stop it).

The man is an unabashed liberal to his very core. Never forget that.

[RipSawyer]

Back on the ranch we used the word “service” meaning copulation by a male: “Farmer Miller got a bull to service all his cattle.”
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Wow, according to the driver’s manual it’s time to have my transmission serviced!

[DesertRenegade]

"This law would allow Gays to marry each other WHILE IN UNIFORM! Can you see the press fawning over two Marines locking lips under crossed swords?" It's already happened in the UK. Do we really want our armed forces to become a bunch of fruits wearing bridal gowns?

[Sola Veritas]

“My views on repeal of [don’t ask, don’t tell] have not changed since my testimony,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey wrote. “I remain convinced that it is critically important to get a better understanding of where our Soldiers and Families are on this issue,”

I’m glad that the actual service chiefs are showing some spine on this. Secretary Gates and JCS Chairman Admiral Mullin are, metaphorically speaking, nothing more that catamites to the administrations & congress’ pederest inclinations on this critical issue.

This issue should NOT even be considered until after the November election and a new congress is sworn in. This will give the people the ability to speak. I do not believe that President Obama has any “mandate” anymore (if he ever did). This move is a desparation act to foist a bad policy on the nation before the, soon to be gone, congress changes because of their ineptness on so many issues.

[little jeremiah]

Placemark for pingout tomorrow.

BLECH BLECH BLECH

[mtntop3]

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