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To: massmike
Mr. Thompson said Col. Downey’s commanding officer also convicted him of violating the regulation that ended the ban on gays openly serving in the military.

Get yer history straight, Bub. First, they couldn't serve. Then, a law was passed that allowed them to serve if they did so quietly. That law was repealed. It's only by the narrative of Dems and the MSM that the repeal meant full and open participation rather than a return to the long-standing prohibition.

11 posted on 11/13/2014 7:27:19 AM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: pgyanke

Not to mention that commanding officers don’t convict. Judges or court martial panels convict or acquit. The commander just affirms the actions of the court.

That having been said, both of these dykes should have been given Article 15s for conduct unbecoming AND Article 92, Disobedience of a Lawful General Regulation.


15 posted on 11/13/2014 7:46:43 AM PST by jagusafr (the American Trinity (Liberty, In G0D We Trust, E Pluribus Unum))
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