Obama Admin seeks stay of 'Don't ask, don't tell' ruling

[democracy1st]

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to immediately suspend a judge's ruling that overturned the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays.

The government says it wants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco to take action on Wednesday. The federal government is preparing arguments for the appeals court on why the ruling on "don't ask, don't tell" should be suspended while the case is appealed.

The Obama administration says it is in favor of repealing the law. However, the government says that letting the ruling of U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips to go forward immediately would be a major problem for the military.

Leaving the judge's decision in place now "would create tremendous uncertainty about the status of servicemembers who may reveal their sexual orientation in reliance on the district court's decision and injunction," the Justice Department said in its latest appeals court filing.

"Effectively developing proper training and guidance with respect to a change in policy will take time and effort," the court papers added. "The district court's injunction does not permit sufficient time for such training to occur, especially for commanders and servicemembers serving in active combat."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101020/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_gays_in_military

[msongs]

1. when the words of a fierce advocate don't match the actions, the ACTIONS are always the truth nt

[RKP5637]

2. Fierce Advocate? n/t

[ClarkUSA]

3. Nan Hunter, 1st winner of the Dan Bradley Award, GLBT National Bar's highest honor, agrees w/the WH.

"I googled GLBT Legal Expert DADT Appeal and the first name that came up was Nan Hunter, first winner of the Dan Bradley Award, GLBT National Bar's highest honor posted that she thought that it has to be appealed for the same reason that DOMA challenges had to be appealed. Excerpts and links were posted here":
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9311547&mesg_id=9311547

"The problem is that there is circuit court precedent upholding DADT that is directly on point."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9354576&mesg_id=9355952

"Given the fact that 5 previous district courts have found it constitutional is probably the reason that leading GLBT legal authorities want an appellate decision, preferably a Supreme Court decision that would then be final."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9354576&mesg_id=9356004

[Autumn]

4. I get along so well with my Gay friends and neighbors, and never

had a fucking bit of proper training.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Was desegregating the military best left to Congress with the Dixiecrats or

was racism just plain unconstitutional?

[pscot]

6. This is not merely vicious

It's also stupid.