The problem with FR is that freepers have overly adopted Lazamataz's famous tag "Proudly posting without reading the article since 2002."
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(2) The President transmits to the congressional defense committees a written certification, signed by the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stating each of the following:
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(C) That the implementation of necessary policies ...is consistent with the standards of military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion, and recruiting and retention of the Armed Forces.
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(c) No Immediate Effect on Current Policy- Section 654 of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect until such time that all of the requirements and certifications required by subsection (b) are met. If these requirements and certifications are not met, section 654 of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect.
So, YES. DADT is STILL IN PLACE for at least 60 days AFTER and until the Joint Chiefs present all of the policies to implement Gays in the Military, including showing how it will NOT affect cohesion, readiness, recruiting etc.
That's going to take a long, long time.
So EVEN IF the Joint Chiefs had rolled over today and had all of these reports in, DADT would not be repealed until 60 days form now, well after the Republicans are running the Armed Services committee doing hearings on this very subject! But let's go ahead and frag the GOP anyway, knee-jerk freepers! READY, FIRE, AIM!
While what you say is true, the problem is that this “victory” for Obama contributes to his momentum; not to mention that it will be extremely disruptive to take the candy away from the babies. Not one in 1,000 people understand what you have read in the bill. They think it’s a done deal. And Obama is taking credit for the done deal.
Obama needs to be obstructed at EVERY juncture. He needs to be stymied and frustrated and broken. His administration needs to be dismantled and destroyed in detail. Handing him any kind of victory, real or imagined, only empowers him and his cronies.
If the “repeal” of DADT is stopped via the language of the bill before or after 60 days, it will only serve to strengthen and consolidate the Pro-Obama forces because those babies are gonna SCREAM. If the “repeal” stands, it will undermine our military and weaken America.
I read this saying that DADT is STILL in effect. I'm no lawyer, nor the son of a lawyer. I am missing some legalese here that I shouldn't be???
In fact, it says that 60 days from now, when the Republican House is in power, that DADT REMAINS IN EFFECT if the above provisions are not met to the satisfaction of the pro-homosexual president, secdef, and CJCS.
That's not much hope, but maybe the pubbies can throw a wrench in the works somehow.