Wagglebee, the above is what WAW wrote, and I do think that he might have meant:
1. Gates isn't the only one who should be involved in stopping gays in the military.
2. Congress needs to step in and smack down the judges.
I agree with #1 and #2. If that's what WAW meant, then I think your problems with him might just be the way the sentence came out.
WAW do you agree with 1 & 2 above?
That is exactly what I meant.
It’s Gate’s job to take the stand on this. And it is Congress’ job to squash this kind of interference with the military.
The Constitution is exceptionally clear.
If some Federal Judge can upend DADT, where does it stop? Can they dictate what caliber bullets are used? Can they make them take Prius tanks into war? Can they affect the military code of justice? Can they declare or undeclare wars? Can they decide that the military system of ranks is somehow unequal and unfair?
There’s a reason why the military is kept separate in the Constitution. They exist to defend us and to defend the Constitution, and they cannot be made subject to the whims of judges, the whims of any one politician, or the whims of some popular mob.
This whole issue is a wedge designed to ferret out bigots among conservatives so they can point at them, twist the issue, frame the argument to their liking and ultimately to accomplish their silly, short-sighted, often-changing, and ultimately destructive goals.
I won’t fall for it.
And to hell with anyone who calls me a troll for taking a stand on it. I am standing with the Constitution. I will not compromise on the Constitution and will spill blood for it.