Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif., at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in San Diego on June 13, 2010.
Posted on 11/19/2010 3:21:32 PM PST by markomalley
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif., at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in San Diego on June 13, 2010. |
Boxer likened the U.S.A. to the Communist regime in North Korea, the Islamic regime in Iran and the Pakistani government at a press conference in which she called for repealing the ban on homosexuals in the military during the lameduck session of Congress, which is taking place now before the new members elected on Nov. 2 can arrive in Washington, D.C. and replace the members who are retiring or who were defeated.
“We now stand with this rule with countries like Iran, North Korea and Pakistan in banning gays and lesbians from military service,” said Boxer. “Our brave young men and women fight alongside allies like Australia, the United Kingdom and others who allow gays and lesbians to serve openly. Let’s not stand with Pakistan and with North Korea and Iran.”
The law in question, as CNSNews.com reported previously, is Title 10, U.S. Code Subsection 654. This law states: “The prohibition against homosexual conduct is a long-standing element of military law that continues to be necessary in the unique circumstances of military service.”
It also says that a “member of the armed forces shall be separated from the armed forces if one or more of the following findings is made and approved in accordance with procedures set forth in such regulations.”These include: “That the member has engaged in, attempted to engage in, or solicited another to engage in a homosexual act or acts ...
“That the member has stated that he or she is a homosexual or bisexual, or words to that effect …
“That the member has married or attempted to marry a person known to be of the same biological sex.”
Boxer appeared alongside Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), an Independent who caucuses with the Democrats and who is a prime sponsor of the measure to repeal Title 10, USC 654, which is attached to a Defense authorization bill that passed in the House of Representatives but has yet to pass in the Senate.
President Barack Obama is pressuring Congress to repeal the law in the final weeks of the 111th Congress and before the Republican-dominated House of Representatives comes into power next year. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has stated that he will bring the measure to the floor after Thanksgiving.
Don't you find your eyes misting up just a bit when you picture Californian's chests swelling with pride at the thought of having six more years of Boxer as their Senator?
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It is a shame that the unidentified missile launched off the coast of California recently didn’t land on Boxer like the house landed on the Wicked Witch of the West.
Add a little water and the world would have been rid of one of the most mentally ill politicians in America.
She is a disgrace to humanity.
Hey Barbara,
Iraq, Syria, Yemen, India, China, Thailand, Austria, Russia and many other countries don’t allow gays in their military either. In fact, that holds for most of the nations on the planet.
Barbara Boxer is saying aloud what most of the left believe.
Seriously, sitting from their coffee shops and therapists couches,this is how the left actually views this nation.
Barbara and Nancy: What a duo. Also having the Dynamic Trio Diane Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Boxer represent Kalifornia sure gives good service to the Illegals and Homosexuals of this perverted state. Having been born in Kalifornia, I am saddened by the poor choice of such scum made by the citizens of this state to represent them in the US Congress. Anymore “He who tells the biggest lie Wins”.
gerrymandering elected BOXER
good call, californiastan. you had your chance, and you blew it.
Gerrymandering could not have anything to do with her winning a U.S. Senate race...
Are those toilets basically just holes in the ground?
Yep ! No private toilet rooms, no partitions.
> Are those toilets basically just holes in the ground?
Well, I liken Boxer to a high level operative in a Nazi regime.
I figured that’s what they were.I wouldn’t want some perv watching me using this toilet (or any toilet for that matter).Gays are into some weird things.
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