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SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court has indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge's order halting enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday granted the government's request for a stay while it challenges the trial court's ruling that the ban on openly gay service members is unconstitutional. The same panel imposed a temporary hold keeping "don't ask, don't tell" in place last week.

WEST HOLLYWOOD -- Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is reaching out to gay and lesbian voters by emphasizing her support for marriage equality and her record opposing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. She told about 60 supporters Wednesday at a West Hollywood community center that she had the courage of her convictions to oppose "don't ask, don't tell from the start."

President Obama's support for civil unions but not gay marriage has always been a somewhat odd — and, you get the feeling, perhaps disingenuous — position. For one thing, if he really believes that marriage should only be between a man and a woman, as he's often said, why doesn't he support laws that ensure marriage will only be between a man and a woman, such as California's Prop 8? And how could someone so progressive on gay issues in general — he's against the Defense of Marriage Act, he's against "don't ask, don't tell," he's already appointed more gays...

This is scary: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/10/21/president-obama-it-gets-better

Since Juan Williams was so easily and summarily fired by NPR for feeling "nervous" aboard airplanes with Moslems, I had to ask myself would I feel uncomfortable sitting on a plane next to a transvestite man in spandex hotpants, wearing high heals, lipstick and way too much cheap perfume? The answer is that NPR would have to fire me. Mark Levin asked, "Why, when conservatives raise doubts about gay activism, its a wedge issue, but not a wedge issue when the gay lobby pushes its agenda?" ParaphrasedWhether its forcing the military to accommodate sodomy as the result of one gay...

The Obama administration's attempt to have it both ways with homosexuals in the military has failed, at least for the moment. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday stayed a reckless lower court order that attempted to overturn the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law prohibiting homosexuals from serving openly in the military. U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips, a Clinton appointee, decided on her own authority that she would re-write the compromise enacted by Congress after years of contentious public debate that continues to this day. While Mr. Obama openly embraces what Judge Phillips tried to accomplish, as...

      WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has replaced an old axiom, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," with one of its own: "If it ain't broke, fix it till it is." That's certainly what the O-Team is doing to the U.S. military.While campaigning for the presidency, then-Sen. Barack Obama repeatedly promised to "end discrimination against gays and lesbians" by the U.S. military's so-called "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Last October, he told supporters at a Human Rights Campaign dinner here in Washington, "I'm working with the Pentagon, its leadership and the members of the House and...

WASHINGTON ---- Acting on a request from the Obama administration, a federal appeals court in San Francisco on Wednesday lifted a judge's order that had halted enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays, leaving the much-disputed law in legal limbo. The three-judge panel said it was setting aside the judge's order "temporarily" to give it time to "consider fully the issues presented." It gave opponents of the law until Monday to file a fuller motion arguing why the judge's order should stay in effect. The emergency order from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court says the military should keep in place its "don't ask, don't tell" policy for now.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a government request to temporarily freeze a judge's order telling the military to stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals instructed the lawyers for the gay rights group that brought the lawsuit challenging the policy to file arguments by Monday. The 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" rule says gays may serve but only if they keep secret their sexual orientation. Government lawyers sought to suspend U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips's ruling while appeals were pending, arguing that it would pose a major problem for the...

WASHINGTON — A district court judge Tuesday rejected the Obama administration's claims that allowing gays and lesbians to begin openly

NOTE The following text is a quote: Ruling Allows Openly Gay Men, Women to Sign Up By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2010 – Openly gay men and lesbian women now can apply to join the military, Defense Department officials said today. The department issued guidance Oct. 15 to process paperwork for openly gay men or lesbian applicants. The instructions come from a California federal judge’s decision that the so-called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law is unconstitutional. On Oct. 12, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips enjoined DOD “immediately to suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge,...

This, of course, is why the Pentagon wants that federal judge who found “don’t ask, don’t tell” unconstitutional to stay her order during the appeal. If the ruling is reversed by the Ninth Circuit or the Supremes, any openly gay recruit who signs up now could end up being discharged later. They’re in legal limbo, in other words, in which case why not maintain DADT until there’s a final resolution? In fact, practically speaking, that’s exactly how most gay recruits will end up playing it. Following last week’s court decision striking down the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, the...

Iraq War veteran and former Army Lt. Dan Choi was discharged from the National Guard in July after outing himself as a gay man, in violation of "don't ask, don't tell." But with the controversial military policy no longer in effect after a federal judge issued an injunction, Choi headed to a Times Square military recruitment center in New York Tuesday to re-enlist. "Today is a great day we can all celebrate," he said after filling out the paperwork. "I'm very excited to be in service to this country."

The Pentagon is instructing military recruiters to accept the applications of gays and lesbians who wish to join the military, but must inform potential recruits that a moratorium on "don't ask, don't tell" could be lifted at any moment. The guidance issued to military recruits is consistent with the Defense Department's plans to abide by a federal judge's injunction on the 17-year ban on gays in the military. The Pentagon advised senior military leaders late last week not to ask service members or military applicants about their sexual orientation, to treat the rank and file with dignity and respect and...

The United States Military has performed superbly in Iraq and Afghanistan, demonstrating unprecedented courage and ingenuity in the war against islamic terrorists. A major characteristic of America's military is the bedrock of Judeo-Christian beliefs and heritage, which maintains unit cohesiveness, which in turn translates into combat effectiveness. Now, liberal extremists, backed by a single activist judge, a Clinton appointee, are trying to inject homosexuals into the ranks of America's fighting forces. This is something that our troops strongly object to. This is the same homosexual lobby which is attempting, through a judicial fiat, to undo what 31 States (out of...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on a government request to delay her order halting the military from enforcing its ban on openly gay troops — a request she has said she'll probably deny. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said Monday she would review the arguments from Justice Department lawyers. "My tentative ruling is to deny the application for a stay," Phillips said at the start of Monday's hearing.

I would never expect the President nor his liberal Democratic allies to waste their time aggressively campaigning for the military vote. I do however expect the President to uphold the law and protect the right of every person serving overseas to have their vote counted in our elections. Now once again it seems many of our deployed men and women will again be disenfranchised by an unconcerned administration and a DOJ that has too many other important issues than worrying about whether the armed services overseas get to vote. Could it be that maybe the majority of them won't vote...

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ELAINE DONNELLY PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR MILITARY READINESS HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL In Support of Section 654, Title 10, the 1993 Law Stating that Homosexuals are not Eligible to Serve in the Military Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C. July 23, 2008 Thank you for the opportunity to testify before this committee today on an issue that is important to the strength, readiness, and culture of our military. The Center for Military Readiness (CMR) is an independent 501(c)(3) public policy organization that specializes in military/social issues. I have submitted a statement for the record, and...

The Pentagon announced Thursday that it will comply with a court order to stop enforcing its "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays from serving openly in the military, even as the Obama administration asked a federal judge to delay implementation of the ruling. Officials say they need time to institute new policies to ensure that the change won't affect combat readiness or morale. The administration has said it will appeal the ruling to the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. In the meantime, "the Department of Defense will of course obey the law," Col. Dave Lapan,...