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.
Exactly, this judges' decision does not take into account that it is Congress' job to regulate the military for VICTORY ON THE BATTLEFIELD. The survival of the nation is at stake. That's why the military discriminates against fat people, females, flat-footed people, those with diabetes, and those with physical and mental infirmities.
We do not have a wheel-chair brigade for a damn good reason.
Recently, the Center for Disease Control REFUSED to allow gays to donate blood. And this is to civilians. And it's for a good reason: gays are notoriously exposed to a huge variety of blood-borne germs that make their blood dangerous.
Yet this clown of a judge thinks that's OK for our troops. Not OK for civilians, but OK for the troops. And just where does this judge think that military units get their transfusion blood when the blood bank runs low?
In short, the Congress must make a military decision aimed at victory in war and it must not be muddied by any other concern about equal opportunity, social engineering, and the best guests at the liberal think-tank dinners.
If judges can tell Congress how to regulate the military in this, then they can tell them to choose F16s over F22s, AK47s over M16s, and pontoon boats over aircraft carriers. I'm sure they could use the commerce clause to justify all of the above.