Posted on 07/24/2012 4:01:49 PM PDT by jazusamo
Republican lawmakers are blasting the Pentagon's decision to allow troops to march in uniform at a San Diego gay pride parade last week.
Two senior Republicans on the House and Senate Armed Services committees said Tuesday that the Pentagon was out of line to grant the one-time exemption that allowed military uniforms in the parade.
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) said the Pentagon made a “dangerous exception” to its policy of not allowing military uniforms in parades. In a statement, the Armed Forces Readiness subcommittee chairman said that the decision was a made to advance the Obama administration’s social agenda.
“I am calling on the DOD to halt these dangerous exceptions to policy for political purposes. This decision was an outrageous and blatantly political determination issued solely to advance this Administration’s social agenda,” Forbes said in a statement Tuesday.
“Sadly, this is yet another violation in what has become a pattern of this Administration’s assault on the longstanding history of the Department of Defense as a nonpolitical organization,” he said.
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta asking for an explanation behind making the exemption in light of the military's "unambiguous regulations" to preserve its apolitical stance.
"If the Navy can punish a Chaplain for participating in a pro-life event or a Marine participating in a political rally, it stands to reason that DOD should maintain the same standard and preclude service members in uniform from marching in a gay pride parade," Inhofe said. "I respectfully request a detailed explanation of the rational you used to grant this ‘one time waiver’ of DOD policy, who requested the waiver, why this waiver was considered justified over other requests, and whether you are considering other exceptions to current policy.”
Both Inhofe and Forbes said that the Pentagon’s decision to allow the service members to participate in the parade in uniform was in clear violation of Defense Department rules on participating in political activities while in uniform.
Forbes pointed to a press release from San Diego LGBT Pride that said the inclusion of military uniforms was helping celebrate the “growing list of states with marriage equality.”
The Pentagon said last week that it was allowing an exemption for military personnel to wear their uniforms at the San Diego gay pride parade but that the exemption only covered that parade and not future ones.
Took ‘em long enough.
“When are we Americans going to stand up to craziness? Any movement with the “BT” added to lgbt is a radical crazies movement.
Playing dress up, taking hormones to “change” gender, and going both ways are not worthy of serious political or societal respect.”
You said it. I used to think that using the achronym LGBT would be their undoing, because of the implications of bisexuality and transgenderism. They have even lately added “Q” for “questioning” (are you sure you’re straight? Positive? and are you really a boy?) - everyone sees this, and yet everything continues as before.
“Head Quarters, V. Forge, Saturday, March 14, 1778: At a General Court Martial whereof Colo. Tupper was President (10th March 1778) Lieutt. Enslin of Colo. Malcom’s Regiment tried for attempting to commit sodomy, with John Monhort a soldier; Secondly, For Perjury in swearing to false Accounts, found guilty of the charges exhibited against him, being breaches of 5th. Article 18th. Section of the Articles of War and do sentence him to be dismiss’d the service with Infamy.
His Excellency the Commander in Chief approves the sentence and with Abhorrence and Detestation of such Infamous Crimes orders Lieutt. Enslin to be drummed out of Camp tomorrow morning by all the Drummers and Fifers in the Army never to return; The Drummers and Fifers to attend on the Grand Parade at Guard mounting for that Purpose” [emphasis in the original].
from “The Writings of George Washington From The Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799;” ed. John C. Fitzpatrick
I bet they get Article 14 if they appear in uni at a teaparty rally.
Thanks...Our first President got it but our current one doesn’t and never will.
The Veterans Administration will also gives hormone treatments to these characters. The veteran does not even have to be service connected. LGBT “awareness” month is big time in the VA and you get in big time trouble if you are employed there and voice a negative opinion of practice.
http://aver.us/aver/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=80
Yay, Randy...
We are so lucky to have him as our congressman. Makes life so much easier....
Wish he would rip more heads off though...
Sorry, listened to heavy metal today.
May they ALWAYS be reminded of how they sold out our troops, our heritage, our readiness, our dignity for Obummer’s political expediency.
Disgusting....
“I bet they get Article 14 if they appear in uni at a teaparty rally.”
That would make a nice test case! However, I wouldn’t want anyone to risk their military career to test it!
"Rational" is actually an adjective meaning "reasonable." It cannot meaningfully be applied to any of the PC garbage thrown at us by the PC left--nor can it be applied to leftists themselves collectively or individually. Inhofe actually wanted their "rationale," the public-relations BS they dream up to justify cowtowing to an insane administration that has chosen to cowtow to a mentally ill group with plenty of campaign cash on hand.
Good lord in heaven. I guess the rainbow advocates have left no stone unturned.
No one stops the Gay Lobby March to Victory.
if you’re due to get out soon and are not a lifer, it would be a great option.
Or maybe they are just too Gay to care.
That's probably true; but ... President Abraham Lincoln's fingerprints might be on it too.
Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_of_Abraham_Lincoln
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