This is the latest Obama ploy to circumvent the legislature. He simply gets someone to file suit, has his “justice department” fail to defend, and then reaches a “settlement” which writes new law.
Then congress would have to pass a law to STOP payment, except the senate won’t bring it up, and Obama would veto it.
So here we have Obama paying off every gay person who was ever found out in the military. No authorization from congress needed — remember, they haven’t even formally repealed the program, Obama simply stopped enforcing it.
Where does the money come from? Well, since there is no appropriation, I presume it is just made out of thin air. Or they’ll cut some legitimately authorized program Obama doesn’t like.
Years ago I read an article in American Spectator. The artless said most gays get caught molesting kids of other soldiers.
Then congress would have to pass a law to STOP payment, except the senate won’t bring it up, and Obama would veto it.
So here we have Obama paying off every gay person who was ever found out in the military. No authorization from congress needed — remember, they haven’t even formally repealed the program, Obama simply stopped enforcing it.”
The left has been doing this for quite a while. It has more force than legislation, because, as a court order it cannot be easily repealed. Just have the organization suing and the executive branch in sync, and the judge signs off on it. No voting, no letter writing, just make law without the legislature.