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Happy International Fuck a Sailor Day

UmaroUmaro Registered User regular
edited September 2010 in Social Entropy++
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0910/Federal_judge_overturns_Dont_Ask_Dont_Tell.html
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.

Read the full decision! It's a big friggin court document.

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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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    That Village People song makes so much sense now.

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  • ArrathArrath Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    That Village People song makes so much sense now.

    They're prophets! BRB starting a religion.

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  • I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    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.

    http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/09/09/dod.pirates.somalia.dod?iref=allsearch

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  • UmaroUmaro Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Did he towel the pirates into submission? That is the true Navy way.

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    HUFF HUFF I HEARD GAYS AND PIRATE-FIGHTING

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    That Village People song makes so much sense now.

    When they say In the Navy, they really mean In the Navy

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  • scarlet blvd.scarlet blvd. Bebop Cola Goooood!Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Holy shit, other people are able to be open about who they are!
    this has to be stopped
    get the picket signs

    took em long enough

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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    PIRATES!?

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    while pretty cool, it's just one judge

    when this thing gets to the supreme court, now that'll be interesting

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  • I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    He was the only marine on the boat. They chose him cuz he's a combat engineer and such.

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  • celandinecelandine Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    The gays can have military guys as far as I'm concerned.
    I am never, ever getting involved with a man in uniform again.


    But seriously, this was good news.

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  • UmaroUmaro Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    celandine wrote: »
    The gays can have military guys as far as I'm concerned.
    I am never, ever getting involved with a man in uniform again.


    But seriously, this was good news.

    The only thing I like more than serving my country is brutalizing its women.

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  • UbikUbik oh pete, that's later. maybe we'll be dead by then Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Centipede Damascus wrote: »
    while pretty cool, it's just one judge

    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

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  • GeoMitchGeoMitch Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Gays should be allowed into the army only if straight people are allowed in the navy

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  • freakish lightfreakish light butterdick jones and his heavenly asshole machineRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Centipede Damascus wrote: »
    while pretty cool, it's just one judge

    when this thing gets to the supreme court, now that'll be interesting

    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

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  • trentsteeltrentsteel Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I Win Swordfights wrote: »
    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.

    http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/09/09/dod.pirates.somalia.dod?iref=allsearch

    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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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    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.

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  • trentsteeltrentsteel Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    KalTorak wrote: »
    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?

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  • OmegaTofuNinjaOmegaTofuNinja Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    GeoMitch wrote: »
    Gays should be allowed into the army only if straight people are allowed in the navy

    i laughed

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    freakish light wrote: »
    Centipede Damascus wrote: »
    while pretty cool, it's just one judge

    when this thing gets to the supreme court, now that'll be interesting

    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
    If I recall right from NPR, the pentagon has been working on phasing the policy out with a minimum of impact on operational readiness for some time.

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aotlEpmAFVQ&

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  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] ...it was the summer of my lifeRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I like that the defense's argument was actually just "Come on they're GAY!"

    Also this is cool I would like to fuck a sailor.

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  • Muse Among MenMuse Among Men Suburban Bunny Princess? Its time for a new shtick Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    "Precious, precious homosexuals."

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Macro9 wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aotlEpmAFVQ&

    why do we even bother having internet that is not the onion

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    This one and the skullfucking one are still my favorites.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEyFH-a-XoQ

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    cant wait for someone to call the onion overrated so i can shit on a keyboard and mail it to them with 'UR POSTS BRO' post-it-noted on it

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY5ArW3Ncfo&feature=channel

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  • mnollmnoll Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    okay but what if they're SO gay

    then where will we be

    America?

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Glenn Beck is going to give a speech here (Anchorage) with Sarah Palin. I should ask them what they think about this.

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  • nateknatek unh unh Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
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  • LorahaloLorahalo Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    That picture needs to be in every thread.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Log Cabin Republicans are the political equivalent of women that return to abusive relationships time and time again.

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  • B.C.B.C. is a bee! remember me?Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    That is seriously one of my favorite photos of all time.

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  • Linoleum CaesarLinoleum Caesar Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    trentsteel wrote: »
    KalTorak wrote: »
    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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