*False.*
**
*Many who have been discharged have been outed by others.*
On 9/21/10, *THE ANNOINTED ONE* <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Tommy Boy,
The law is quite literal...(extremely rare these days)..
Don't Ask,
(the military doesn't) Don't Tell... that is left entirely up
to the
individual... it must come FROM his or her mouth...( Little drum
roll ).... Not in it, to be valid as a career killer.
On Sep 21, 10:31 am, Tommy News <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> *No, Keith. Wrong. *
> *There have been countless backstabbing "efforts" and
vendettas to "out"
> closeted and silent members of the military, including
baiting, spreading
> rumors, searching possessions and correspondence,
entrapment, etc.*
> *It is those who chose to "enforce" the policy, who caused
it to fail.*
> **
> *Billions have been wasted on these witch hunts and discharges.*
> *DADT is a failure. Always has been. Since 1993. *
> **
> *Repeal it NOW, no further "delay". *
>
> On 9/21/10, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > No Tom, the policy has worked fine. It has been those
who chose to
> > violate the policy who have had their "lives and carreers
ruined".
>
> > Again, the military is no place for a "Gay
Parade".......If you think that
> > rescinding the DADT policy is going to somehow allow you
and your buddies to
> > get up and announce, "We're Here And We're Queer"; you are
sadly mistaken.
>
> > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Tommy News
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> >> *No, Keith, the DADT policy is a complete falure and it
has never worked.
> >> *
> >> **
> >> *Thousands of lives and careers have been ruined.*
> >> **
> >> *No further biased "study" or delay should be tolerated.
> >> *
>
> >> On 9/21/10, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> >>> No Tom, the DADT was enacted, by the Clinton
Administration in 1993. The
> >>> policy has worked, successfully for seventeen years.
>
> >>> Is it time to rescind the policy? I tend to agree that
it is, but not
> >>> until such time as the military has a chance to weigh
in, and determine the
> >>> effects of such a change in policy, and "how/what" type
of policy to
> >>> implement as a replacement.
>
> >>> Sexual practices has no place in our military. There
have been Gays in
> >>> our military who have fought and defended our Nation
since 1776. No policy
> >>> is going to change that. We especially don't want a
military that is
> >>> weakened by a bunch of folks with an agenda!!
>
> >>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Tommy News
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>wrote:
>
> >>>> *No, Keith.*
> >>>> **
> >>>> *The Pentagon has had since 1993 to review this failed
policy which has
> >>>> ruined thousands of lives and careers.*
> >>>> **
> >>>> *No further delay is acceptable.*
> >>>> *Delay means do nothing.
> >>>> *
>
> >>>> On 9/21/10, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> >>>>> No Tom, you're missing the real issue here, blinded
by some
> >>>>> secondary issue.
>
> >>>>> First, the Pentagon should have every right to review
and determine how
> >>>>> repeal of DADT will effect the military. Second, and
more importantly, the
> >>>>> goal by the Marxists is to lock the Republicans out of
amending the proposed
> >>>>> Defense Appropriations bill now before the
Congress. I don't trust the
> >>>>> likes of Chuck Schumer, Barney Frank, and a host of
other Marxists
> >>>>> controlling the vote over Defense Appropriations. You
shouldn't either.
>
> >>>>> From CNN:
>
>
>>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/20/senate.defense.bill/index.html
>
> >>>>> But in a statement issued Monday night, Senator Susan
Collins
> >>>>> (Confused, Maine) said she would side with the rest
of the GOP because the
> >>>>> Democratic leadership of the Senate "intends to shut
Republicans out of the
> >>>>> debate."
>
> >>>>> Collins said she agreed with the chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff,
> >>>>> Adm. Mike Mullen, that the law is "simply not fair."
But she said Senate
> >>>>> Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, should give
Republicans and Democrats
> >>>>> "an equal opportunity" to offer amendments to the
defense bill.
>
> >>>>> "Now is not the time to play politics, and I again
call on the majority
> >>>>> leader to work with Republican leaders to negotiate an
agreement so that the
> >>>>> Senate can debate the defense bill this week," Collins
said.
>
> >>>>> In a separate statement, Snowe also indicated she
would support a
> >>>>> Republican filibuster, saying the chamber should be
allowed a full debate on
> >>>>> the measure. Snowe also questioned why the Senate
would vote on repeal
> >>>>> before the military has completed its review.
>
> >>>>> "We should all have the opportunity to review that
report which is to
> >>>>> be completed on December 1, as we reevaluate this
policy and the
> >>>>> implementation of any new changes," Snowe's statement
said.
>
> >>>>> The defense authorization act, which is a broad
defense policy bill,
> >>>>> would not rescind "don't ask, don't tell" until after
the Pentagon completes
> >>>>> a review of the repeal's impact on the military. The
review is due in
> >>>>> December and would serve as the basis for necessary
certification by the
> >>>>> president, defense secretary and chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff that
> >>>>> the military could handle repealing the policy.
>
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