A Federal Judge in California has ruled that the ban on gays in the military violates the Constitutional rights of gay and lesbian soldiers to due process and to freedom of expression.
District Court Judge Virginia Phillips -- a Clinton appointee -- also wrote that the policy has had a "deleterious effect" on the military and issued an injunction restraining the military from enforcing the policy, though the government may appeal.
The Log Cabin Republicans filed the lawsuit against Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Phillips cited in her ruling the Obama administration's desultory defense.
"[D]efendants called no witnesses, put on no affirmative case, and only entered into evidence the legislative history of the act," she wrote.
This is kind-of-somewhat relevent to me, because I recently joined the Navy despite some rather homoerotic predilections. :winky:
So SE++, let the celebratory knob shining begin. (Yeah there's probably going to be an appeal and all kinds of other shit but regardless this makes me go wooo)
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edited September 2010
Well. I didn't want to make my own thread, and I guess this is the closest thing I have. I would just like to say my brother in law isn't gay, but he did fight pirates today.
when this thing gets to the supreme court, now that'll be interesting
I can't wait to see what they do with this and the Prop 8 case because there's really no good reason for governmental discrimination like this but the Court has been known to justify things it wants to justify
Well. I didn't want to make my own thread, and I guess this is the closest thing I have. I would just like to say my brother in law isn't gay, but he did fight pirates today.
KalTorakOne way or another, they all end up inthe Undercity.Registered Userregular
edited September 2010
The Log Cabin Republicans are a pretty small niche group - openly gay people who are otherwise Republicans. I can't imagine the full GOP having anything but venom for this decision.
The Log Cabin Republicans are a pretty small niche group - openly gay people who are otherwise Republicans. I can't imagine the full GOP having anything but venom for this decision.
OH ok....and, Obama's administration is defending this legislation? Or is that just because the military is technically part of the Obama administration?
The Log Cabin Republicans are a pretty small niche group - openly gay people who are otherwise Republicans. I can't imagine the full GOP having anything but venom for this decision.
OH ok....and, Obama's administration is defending this legislation? Or is that just because the military is technically part of the Obama administration?
Not really:
"[D]efendants called no witnesses, put on no affirmative case, and only entered into evidence the legislative history of the act," she wrote.
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They're prophets! BRB starting a religion.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/09/09/dod.pirates.somalia.dod?iref=allsearch
When they say In the Navy, they really mean In the Navy
this has to be stopped
get the picket signs
took em long enough
when this thing gets to the supreme court, now that'll be interesting
I am never, ever getting involved with a man in uniform again.
But seriously, this was good news.
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The only thing I like more than serving my country is brutalizing its women.
I can't wait to see what they do with this and the Prop 8 case because there's really no good reason for governmental discrimination like this but the Court has been known to justify things it wants to justify
Pretty sure they were trying to gradually phase Don't Ask Don't Tell out anyway.
I heard it somewhere. NPR maybe?
hey everybody look I'm a credible source
That's awesome.
Hey that didn't go down like Rainbow Six AT ALL
I don't get the OP. Republicans are against Democrats in this? Am I reading that backwards?
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OH ok....and, Obama's administration is defending this legislation? Or is that just because the military is technically part of the Obama administration?
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i laughed
Also this is cool I would like to fuck a sailor.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
why do we even bother having internet that is not the onion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEyFH-a-XoQ
then where will we be
America?
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