Reply #93: If you actually read that whole wikipedia article, you'll understand [View All]

[Psephos]

that the Congressional Statute (which I posted - you did see that, right?) from 1993 was a codification of Clinton's "evolved" policy view, crafted at his request by Powell, called the Solomon Amendment.

It could be overridden by an Executive Order from Obama. I.e., it's a de facto policy issue. The XO would provide immediate relief while he "persuaded" Pelosi, Reid et al. to deep-six it. Remember, Obama made a campaign promise to get rid of this rule.

Barring that, there are three constitutional challenges before the courts. One from the Log Cabin Republicans, one from S.L.D.N., and one by a private individual, a gay veteran named Steve Loomis.