http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x446682Oh my.
I have no idea why this isn't in the indignant gays forum on Skins's island; don't they have a policy of moving threads to more appropriate forums?
It's an enormous bonfire.
boston bean (1000+ posts) Thu May-07-09 10:50 PM
Original message
Obama To Fire His First Gay Arabic Linguist
Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and officer in the Army National Guard who is fluent in Arabic and who returned recently from Iraq, received notice today that the military is about to fire him. Why? Because he came out of the closet as a gay man on national television.
Some readers might think it unfair to blame Obama. After all, the president inherited the "don't ask, don't tell" law when he took office. As Commander-in-Chief, he has to follow the law. If the law says that the military must fire any service member who acknowledges being gay, that is not Obama's fault.
Or is it?
A new study, about to be published by a group of experts in military law, shows that President Obama does, in fact, have stroke-of-the-pen authority to suspend gay discharges. The "don't ask, don't tell" law requires the military to fire anyone found to be gay or lesbian. But there is nothing requiring the military to make such a finding. The president can simply order the military to stop investigating service members' sexuality.
An executive order would not get rid of the "don't ask, don't tell" law, but would take the critical step of suspending its implementation, hence rendering it effectively dead. Once people see gays and lesbians serving openly, legally and without problems, it will be much easier to get rid of the law at a later time.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-belkin/obama-to-fir...
Ho-hum. Off they go.....
newinnm (24 posts) Thu May-07-09 10:59 PM
Response to Original message
1. He needs to stop this practice
No excuses none. It is a moral imperative that we promote equality. Will it spark an up roar, yes! Will it delay some of his other goals, maybe. However I believe that history would judge him as corageous. Its time. At no other point in the recent history has a president enjoyed as much political capital and it should be spent wisely.
Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Thu May-07-09 11:04 PM
Response to Reply #1
3. But he won't...
He could have stopped it with an executive order. But his advisors obviously advised him against it. No doubt among those advisors was Hillary Clinton. Defending her own policy. Her and husband's policy that is. Don't ask, don't tell, and if you get caught, well, too bad.
HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Fri May-08-09 08:03 AM
Response to Reply #3
122. Um...it's Sam Nunn's policy
Not the Clintons. Read the history on it.
The bowel movement primitive:
blm (1000+ posts) Fri May-08-09 09:05 AM
Response to Reply #122
134. Clinton had the choice to back Nunn or policy pushed by Sen. Kerry and Gen. Clark at the time to allow gays to serve openly. Clinton rolled over for the RW every time they pushed him even a little.
The bonfire burns away pretty much as the first comments, above.
A few Primitives of Prominence, and one non-primitive, make cameo appearances.
Name removed (0 posts) Thu May-07-09 11:42 PM
Response to Reply #5
35. Deleted message
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The dysmenopausal Kansas school teacher:
proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Thu May-07-09 11:50 PM
Response to Reply #22
39. DADT is not a law; it's a policy
And yes, he can make it go away.
An obscure primitive.....
Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Fri May-08-09 12:35 AM
Response to Original message
64. Time to "put up or shut up!"
Given all he needs to do is sign away this policy, I will gladly give him my pen from under the rear tire of the bus.
.....elicits this from the cboy4 primitive:
cboy4 (1000+ posts) Fri May-08-09 01:28 AM
Response to Reply #64
82. Hey dude, I'm under the bumper
The buzzy one, a non-primitive, says this.....
Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Fri May-08-09 07:31 AM
Response to Original message
115. More of this shit.
.....eliciting this.....
Name removed (0 posts) Fri May-08-09 07:46 AM
Response to Reply #115
119. Deleted message
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.....to which the buzzy one responds:
Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Fri May-08-09 10:10 AM
Response to Reply #119
157. Bullshit.
You're pissed because this is of highest priority to you and not to him.
My priority is the environment. He's being "slow" on that, too, but I have the maturity to be patient.
You go, buzzy one.
That's it, of the Primitives of Prominence, but there's quite a bit of primitive bashing of Pa Kettle in the White House, if one is interested.