Judge Orders Lesbian Reinstated To Air Force

[elvis]

where? the real american part? or the bigot part?

I would say both.

i don't see it. "real americans" is a running joke and bigots are per se exempt.

it would be like saying:


assholes won't like it: same sex marriage legal in the US, SCOTUS sez.

not everyone who disagrees with letting gays in the military is on par with Sarah Palin.

 

[L.K.Eder]

I would say both.

i don't see it. "real americans" is a running joke and bigots are per se exempt.

it would be like saying:


assholes won't like it: same sex marriage legal in the US, SCOTUS sez.

not everyone who disagrees with letting gays in the military is on par with Sarah Palin.

that may be true, but neither in the OP nor in your answer to the OP nor in our convo did sarah palin enter.

EDIT: maybe you credit the "real american" exclusively to palin?

 

[elvis]

i don't see it. "real americans" is a running joke and bigots are per se exempt.

it would be like saying:


assholes won't like it: same sex marriage legal in the US, SCOTUS sez.

not everyone who disagrees with letting gays in the military is on par with Sarah Palin.

that may be true, but neither in the OP nor in your answer to the OP nor in our convo did sarah palin enter.

EDIT: maybe you credit the "real american" exclusively to palin?

that seems to be where the phrase originated. yes.

 

[Madeline]

I don't disagree. That said, the issue in now in the court system. Time will tell if 5-4 decides some Americans are more equal than others.

Yet another thing we have Obama to thank for. Coward.

He's not a coward. In fact it took great courage to run for POTUS in a nation where assassination is a hobby and racism is alive and well. Anyone who denies racism is part and parcel of our country is stupid and/or a liar. That is not a false dichotomy.
Put on his shoes before you judge.

It was cowardly of him to promise to repeal DADT and then fail to do so, for fear of "aliening the right". We did not hire him to be a place holder, Wry Catcher.

 

[L.K.Eder]

not everyone who disagrees with letting gays in the military is on par with Sarah Palin.

that may be true, but neither in the OP nor in your answer to the OP nor in our convo did sarah palin enter.

EDIT: maybe you credit the "real american" exclusively to palin?

that seems to be where the phrase originated. yes.

"real american" was used by palin, but that is such a basic tool of demagogy, it surely did not originate with her speech writers.

 

[Avatar4321]

He's not a coward. In fact it took great courage to run for POTUS in a nation where assassination is a hobby and racism is alive and well. Anyone who denies racism is part and parcel of our country is stupid and/or a liar. That is not a false dichotomy.
Put on his shoes before you judge.

You have some odd hobbies.

 

[elvis]

that may be true, but neither in the OP nor in your answer to the OP nor in our convo did sarah palin enter.

EDIT: maybe you credit the "real american" exclusively to palin?

that seems to be where the phrase originated. yes.

"real american" was used by palin, but that is such a basic tool of demagogy, it surely did not originate with her speech writers.

still, to say anyone against gays in the military thinks they are not real americans is ridiculous.

 

[L.K.Eder]

that seems to be where the phrase originated. yes.

"real american" was used by palin, but that is such a basic tool of demagogy, it surely did not originate with her speech writers.

still, to say anyone against gays in the military thinks they are not real americans is ridiculous.

the "real american" gambit is ridiculous per se.

i use it frequently.

 

[Dick Tuck]

Judge Reinstates Air Force Major Discharged Under DADT

A federal judge ruled today that an Air Force major discharged in 2003 under Don't Ask, Don't Tell should be reinstated.

Judge Ronald Leighton ruled that former Maj. Margaret Witt was discharged unconstitutionally under the policy because the government hadn't shown that her firing benefited the military.

Witt, a decorated reservist flight nurse, was suspended from the Air Force in 2004, after 17 years of service, and eventually discharged in October 2007.

In April 2006, during the discharge process, she sued to be reinstated, according to news reports. Leighton then dismissed her case, saying her rights had not been violated.

She appealed. In 2008, the Ninth District Court of Appeals ruled that the military can only fire a servicemember under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, if firing them will further the military's interests. The court sent the suit back to Leighton.

Today, Leighton ruled that Witt's firing was unconstitutional.

...​

Good!

 

[Avatar4321]

We know. We already have a 2 page thread on the abuse of power this judge just execised.

 

[Chris]

We know. We already have a 2 page thread on the abuse of power this judge just execised.

The judge was a Bush appointee.

I have a feeling you feel that when Lincoln freed the slaves it was an abuse of power as well.

Progressive ideas always win out in the end, my friend.

 

[Oddball]

Bush was as liberal as LBJ.

The Confederate slaves weren't under military jurisdiction.

Progressives, including you, are still dingbat dopes.

 

[Chris]

Bush was as liberal as LBJ.

The Confederate slaves weren't under military jurisdiction.

Progressives, including you, are still dingbat dopes.

And insults make for very unconvincing arguments.

Gay rights will be victorious, just like the rights of blacks and women before them.

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal..."

 

[Gunny]

Judge Reinstates Air Force Major Discharged Under DADT

A federal judge ruled today that an Air Force major discharged in 2003 under Don't Ask, Don't Tell should be reinstated.

Judge Ronald Leighton ruled that former Maj. Margaret Witt was discharged unconstitutionally under the policy because the government hadn't shown that her firing benefited the military.

Witt, a decorated reservist flight nurse, was suspended from the Air Force in 2004, after 17 years of service, and eventually discharged in October 2007.

In April 2006, during the discharge process, she sued to be reinstated, according to news reports. Leighton then dismissed her case, saying her rights had not been violated.

She appealed. In 2008, the Ninth District Court of Appeals ruled that the military can only fire a servicemember under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, if firing them will further the military's interests. The court sent the suit back to Leighton.

Today, Leighton ruled that Witt's firing was unconstitutional.

...​

Good!

He doesn't have the authority.

And, she has no career. It's done.

 

[Chris]

Judge Reinstates Air Force Major Discharged Under DADT

A federal judge ruled today that an Air Force major discharged in 2003 under Don't Ask, Don't Tell should be reinstated.

Judge Ronald Leighton ruled that former Maj. Margaret Witt was discharged unconstitutionally under the policy because the government hadn't shown that her firing benefited the military.

Witt, a decorated reservist flight nurse, was suspended from the Air Force in 2004, after 17 years of service, and eventually discharged in October 2007.

In April 2006, during the discharge process, she sued to be reinstated, according to news reports. Leighton then dismissed her case, saying her rights had not been violated.

She appealed. In 2008, the Ninth District Court of Appeals ruled that the military can only fire a servicemember under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, if firing them will further the military's interests. The court sent the suit back to Leighton.

Today, Leighton ruled that Witt's firing was unconstitutional.

...​

Good!

He doesn't have the authority.

And, she has no career. It's done.

Sorry, Gunny, it's not up to you.

And yes, he does have the authority.

 

[Oddball]

Bush was as liberal as LBJ.

The Confederate slaves weren't under military jurisdiction.

Progressives, including you, are still dingbat dopes.

And insults make for very unconvincing arguments.

Gay rights will be victorious, just like the rights of blacks and women before them.

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal..."

I'm not worried about convincing stupid assholes like you.

The military has never been under the jurisdiction of civilian courts, insofar as trifling internal policy matters like this are concerned.

Oh...Did I mention that you're ignorant, as well as a stupid asshole?

 

[Gunny]

Must really piss off the bigots (but they're not real Americans so who give a shit).

A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of an openly lesbian former Air Force major who was discharged under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Margaret Witt was a decorated nurse with 20 years of service.

Judge orders lesbian reinstated to Air Force - Yahoo! News

A Federal judge has once again usurped Congress' authority. It's okay to violate the law if you're a leftwingnut.

You're just not allowed to have principles.

You fucks can't even keep a functioning military.

 

[Madeline]

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Injunction Meets Government Opposition

The Pathos That Is Obama.

*Gagging sound*

 

[Gunny]

Merged because the stupid leftwingnut topic is the same shit. Post some more. I can merge as many as I want.

 

[Political Junky]

Judge orders lesbian reinstated to Air Force | Latest National Headlines | News from For...

BY GENE JOHNSON
Associated Press Writer
TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge ruled Friday that a decorated flight nurse discharged from the Air Force for being gay should be given her job back as soon as possible in the latest legal setback to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton came in a closely watched case as a tense debate has been playing out over the policy. Senate Republicans blocked an effort to lift the ban this week, but Leighton is now the second federal judge this month to deem the policy unconstitutional.
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