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Well, it's about FREAKING time.
Dec. 18th, 2010 11:23 pmMaybe now Obama will grow a spine and exercise his authority as Commander in Chief and order the military to stop processing DADT discharges. Oh, wait, the mean ol' Republicans might get all butthurt if he does that, that would be just terrible.
And to all those that worry that worry that there will be a homophobe exodus from the military: Good! We don't need their kind. The majority of troops don't care, and that sad minority whose pwecious wittle feewings are too delicate to bear serving with the big scawwy homos, we're better off without.
Edit: Oh crap, I just realized, Obama still hasn't signed it yet! He might just decide to capitulate and veto in the name of bipartisanship. :-P
Edited Edit: Yes, I was being sarcastic. To be completely serious, though, I highly doubt Obama is going to do more than the absolute minimum the new law requires. He's not going to put a freeze on discharges, and they'll keep happening right up until the law takes full effect. He's not going to order the military to allow those who were already kicked out to reenlist, and when Private JustGotKickedOutTwoDaysAgo goes to court to get back in, the Obama administration will fight it. When that hypothetical soldier succeeds and gets promoted to Sergeant I'dLikeMyPartnerToGetSpousalBenefits, they'll fight that too. I may be a cynical bastard, seeing patriotic Americans getting kicked out of their country's service almost 2 freaking years after their “Fierce Advocate” takes office will do that.
And to all those that worry that worry that there will be a homophobe exodus from the military: Good! We don't need their kind. The majority of troops don't care, and that sad minority whose pwecious wittle feewings are too delicate to bear serving with the big scawwy homos, we're better off without.
Edit: Oh crap, I just realized, Obama still hasn't signed it yet! He might just decide to capitulate and veto in the name of bipartisanship. :-P
Edited Edit: Yes, I was being sarcastic. To be completely serious, though, I highly doubt Obama is going to do more than the absolute minimum the new law requires. He's not going to put a freeze on discharges, and they'll keep happening right up until the law takes full effect. He's not going to order the military to allow those who were already kicked out to reenlist, and when Private JustGotKickedOutTwoDaysAgo goes to court to get back in, the Obama administration will fight it. When that hypothetical soldier succeeds and gets promoted to Sergeant I'dLikeMyPartnerToGetSpousalBenefits, they'll fight that too. I may be a cynical bastard, seeing patriotic Americans getting kicked out of their country's service almost 2 freaking years after their “Fierce Advocate” takes office will do that.