Posted on 12/16/2009 8:44:16 AM PST by notaliberal
Ineligible Witnesses Would Detract from Hearings Rep. Alcee Hastings, who is not a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), is sponsoring legislation that would harm the military and detract from planned hearings on the issue of gays in the military. The Hastings bill (H.R. 4180) would effectively suspend enforcement of Section 654, Title 10, U.S.C, which is usually mislabeled “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). Hastings and 30 colleagues (only two of whom serve on the HASC) want to require the military to retain servicemembers who are homosexual, bisexual or transgendered, if they testify (or communicate with Congress) on legislation to repeal the 1993 Eligibility Law. CMR has prepared a Policy Analysis explaining why this ill-advised attempt to commandeer hearings on gays in the military should not be given serious consideration:
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Alcee Hastings = felon
Oh but so much more than just a felon
Impeached federal judge
Race-baiting
Morally corrupt
in short......
Just another freakin DEMOCRAT
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