Posted on 09/19/2011 10:15:54 PM PDT by Zakeet
Edited on 09/20/2011 6:21:40 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
When Navy Lt. Gary Ross and his partner were searching for a place to get married, they settled on a site in Vermont, in part because the state is in the Eastern time zone.
That way, the two men were able to recite their vows before family and friends at the first possible moment after the formal repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Just after midnight Tuesday, the partners of 11 years were married.
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What’s that term for the guy who draws the short straw and has to do barrel duty?
I am about to get sea sick. That ain’t thweet.
There will have to be a Mutiny on the Booty.
Which one will be the wife? Or do they take turns?
Executive Order. Good order and discipline in the Armed Forces of the United States, of which the President is Commander in Chief and the solitary authority.
If he wants them out, they're out, no arguments. He could defy the Supreme Court if it came to it, and simply declare the matter to be under his sole jurisdiction IAW Article II of the Constitution.
I predict another Civil War. I also predict the New Confederate Army will not be homosexualized.
I don’t know LomanBill, but to be fair CW, you are the lead for Perry here at FR. When I have a Perry question, I ping you as well. You’re an apparent authority and obvious supporter of his.
What is his stance on homosexuals in the military? I suspect they only represent a tiny percent of the active military. I’d also like to hear Perry’s stance on women in combat and on subs.
Don’t worry. The picture in the article says it all. One picture is worth 1,000 words.
I expect less so than his "honeymoon".
Your military I’d is supposed to be your name, rank, and serial number. You are supposed to nothing more than a simple cog in a big military machine.
Any other identifiable factors are not supposed to be a factor in your military identity.
That’s why the gay thing is going to tear at the military fabric.
“A marriage is the union of a man and woman.”
Almost right. Marriage is a sacrament given to a man and a woman by God’s grace.
The narcissism isn't so much a stereotype as a symptom. Stereotype connotes prejudice in the observer. This is a shambles and a dog's breakfast more than a stereotype.
LJ, check this sorry mess out.
Where'd you hear that? All the Republican candidates want to do away with Obamacare? (They may be saying that just to get elected.) Do "all" the Republican senators and congresspersons want to get rid of it? It takes 100% agreement to undo the massive injury that illegitimate law has caused the United States. Look at Roe v. Wade as an example.
The groom on the left looks like he has AIDS.
My exact thoughts also.
You are correct in stating that it would be almost impossible to get this reversed. The military will cover up all the problems like always. To the outside world it would look like everything is working out OK. We will see the effects about ten years down the line.
No changes. Problems will be left up to the local units. I can see major issues in the dorms.
The longer it stays in effect, the harder it will be to undo it. More so because there will be no visible negative effect, whatever there will be, is going to be hard to prove as a cause-effect relationship.
It's called cowardice. It is also what allowed a marxist usurper to occupy the white house. Not being called a racist is more important than defending our Constitutiion. America deserves Obama.
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