The DOJ’s Idiotic Request for More Time to End DADT

[waronignorance]

On July 6, a United States Court of Appeals issued an order the effect of which was to immediately bar the enforcement of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy anywhere on the planet. In other words, any attempt to dismiss a member of the Armed Forces for being openly gay would be, as of this moment, contempt of court.

Yesterday, Eric Holder’s Department of Justice, which seems to be coming more and more unglued (its renewed fascination with medicinal marijuana seems better suited to Bush’s Regent-educated Jesus freaks than Obama’s supposedly depoliticized professionals), asked the court to reconsider the imposition of an immediate injunction so the Pentagon would have more time to implement the repeal of DADT that President Obama recently signed into law ...



Here we see the familiar American impulse to sprinkle all things military with a kind of moral fairy dust, suggesting that when national defense is introduced as a consideration, that which is morally, legally, or ideologically unacceptable in any other context might nonetheless warrant special consideration ...

Full Article:
http://beeryblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/the-doj%E2%80%99s-idiotic-request-for-more-time-to-end-dadt/

[Bluenorthwest]

1. It never ends with this crowd

nt

[Bluebear]

2. Fierce!!

[Luminous Animal]

3. Relax pawn. Your rights are coming up on the Admin's bazillionth chess move.

[Bluebear]

4. Check, mate!