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Desktop HippieDesktop Hippie Registered User regular
edited October 2010 in Social Entropy++
Some judge just issued a worldwide injunction immediately stopping enforcement of the American military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
The New York Times wrote:
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling also ordered the government to suspend and discontinue all pending discharge proceedings and investigations under the policy.

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    cool news

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Uh

    Is that supposed to hold or affect anyone because I kind of doubt it's anything more than idle dickwaving

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I just saw this headline today, but didn't read the details. I imagine it will not actually go into affect as it will be, i don't know, appealed immediately or something.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    so you can be openly gay in the military now? or what

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  • DefenestratorDefenestrator Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Maybe all them gay dudes can do something about the hideous, new Air Force and Navy uniforms.

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    suspiciously well timed for national coming out day...

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  • DefenestratorDefenestrator Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Are you implying it's a trap?

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  • Dorktron9000Dorktron9000 Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Thus forever redefining the meaning of "in the trenches"

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  • FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    pshhh like a measly U.S. district judge can even do that.

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  • Desktop HippieDesktop Hippie Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Beasteh wrote: »
    so you can be openly gay in the military now? or what

    That's the gist. Unless someone appeals or finds a way to stop it or something something dark side.

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Defenestrator wrote: »
    Are you implying it's a trap?

    well it would be pretty funny if a bunch of gay servicemen read this, and celebrated national coming out day by coming out to their squadmates or whatever

    and then it got overturned on appeal and they all got discharged

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  • BedlamBedlam Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    someone will appeal it.

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  • DMACDMAC Come at me, bro! Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited October 2010
    Great, now Klinger is never going to get sent home. :?

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    what kind of asshole would appeal -

    oh

    wait

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    DMAC wrote: »
    Great, now Klinger is never going to get sent home. :?

    Oh, nicely done.

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  • JigrahJigrah Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    can you harass and pursue then too?

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    On the bright side: though the republicans are disconcertingly unified, they'll need a pretty big majority to overturn this. I think? This isn't one of those 51% things. So as long as the dems cant keep JUST ENOUGH of their shit together to cancel out change in either direction for the next 60 days this should stick. Hopefully.

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  • DavoidDavoid Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Well it's a turn in the right direction!

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    mensch-o-matic wrote: »
    On the bright side: though the republicans are disconcertingly unified, they'll need a pretty big majority to overturn this. I think? This isn't one of those 51% things. So as long as the dems cant keep JUST ENOUGH of their shit together to cancel out change in either direction for the next 60 days this should stick. Hopefully.

    a court appeal shouldn't need any sort of legislative action to overturn. It will get taken up to the supreme court, who will (most likely) 5-4 overturn it.

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Langly wrote: »
    mensch-o-matic wrote: »
    On the bright side: though the republicans are disconcertingly unified, they'll need a pretty big majority to overturn this. I think? This isn't one of those 51% things. So as long as the dems cant keep JUST ENOUGH of their shit together to cancel out change in either direction for the next 60 days this should stick. Hopefully.

    a court appeal shouldn't need any sort of legislative action to overturn. It will get taken up to the supreme court, who will (most likely) 5-4 overturn it.

    >:[

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  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom try The Substance it changed my lifeRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    the way i feel about things like this

    i'm happy that there was a decision made

    but i know that there's a good chance it's gonna be appealed because, despite the fact that the Constitution guarantees that everybody on this planet has equal rights like everybody else, fucking Republicans and some Democrats seem to automatically think that means everybody that's just like them

    i hope there comes a day when gays are allowed to marry everywhere in the U.S. and share rights everybody else shares, and i also hope i live to see that day, even if it's the last day i'm alive

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  • ZoelZoel I suppose... I'd put it on Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    don't ask don't tell would be A-OK legally speaking if it was applied equally to all gays

    I'm not convinced that combat oriented MOS gays are treated equally to non-combat oriented MOS gays

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Sweeney Tom wrote: »
    the way i feel about things like this

    i'm happy that there was a decision made

    but i know that there's a good chance it's gonna be appealed because, despite the fact that the Constitution guarantees that everybody on this planet has equal rights like everybody else, fucking Republicans and some Democrats seem to automatically think that means everybody that's just like them

    i hope there comes a day when gays are allowed to marry everywhere in the U.S. and share rights everybody else shares, and i also hope i live to see that day, even if it's the last day i'm alive

    this will never happen in america

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Where's my Utopia damnnit?

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    this is really just kind of cruel, although I doubt that's the intent

    "here, we're gonna start treating you decen-just kidding"

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Wait, what? Guys just because the immediate future is looking harsh on gays doesn't mean its 'never going to happen' in America.

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  • ZoelZoel I suppose... I'd put it on Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Beasteh wrote: »
    Sweeney Tom wrote: »
    the way i feel about things like this

    i'm happy that there was a decision made

    but i know that there's a good chance it's gonna be appealed because, despite the fact that the Constitution guarantees that everybody on this planet has equal rights like everybody else, fucking Republicans and some Democrats seem to automatically think that means everybody that's just like them

    i hope there comes a day when gays are allowed to marry everywhere in the U.S. and share rights everybody else shares, and i also hope i live to see that day, even if it's the last day i'm alive

    this will never happen in america

    that's a losing attitude, best

    the attitude of someone who thought the beatles would never come to america

    well guess what! they did! and we shot one! oops.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Legislature has no say in the appeal. It's up to the Justice Dept.

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I've drifted out of touch with politics

    Is the tea-party going to take over America?

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  • ZoelZoel I suppose... I'd put it on Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Monkeyfeet wrote: »
    I've drifted out of touch with politics

    Is the tea-party going to take over America?

    take over?

    there is no steering wheel or breaks on this thing

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Yeah, sorry.

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Monkeyfeet wrote: »
    I've drifted out of touch with politics

    Is the tea-party going to take over America?

    yes
    they will throw all the tea in america into the seas, killing all oceanic life
    and it won't even taste good because of the salt (also pollution)

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    why do people keep calling me best

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Oh there will be breaks

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  • ZoelZoel I suppose... I'd put it on Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    IDIOT TRAIN HAVEN'T BREAKS MONKEYFEET

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Beasteh wrote: »
    why do people keep calling me best

    when you're obviously worst

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  • ZoelZoel I suppose... I'd put it on Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    i think it's only me that calls you best, best.

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    doooooohohohohohoho

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    tseaB

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