Posts Tagged Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

By Chloe Angyal • 13 years ago

Quick hit: Nancy Goldstein on awkward Thanksgiving meals

Specifically, the one that will take place in the McCain household later this week. In a column at the American Prospect today, Nancy Goldstein points out two truths. Firstly, Thanksgiving at the McCain house is going to be really tense this year, what with Meghan, Cindy and John all publicly taking their different stances on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Secondly, the age gap between the people making decisions about DADT (Congress and the President) and the people they’re supposedly most concerned about (the troops) is huge:

These same divisions also fuel the Kabuki theatrics now playing in Washington over DADT. The actors? Congress — where the median age in the overwhelmingly male Senate that has ...

Specifically, the one that will take place in the McCain household later this week. In a column at the American Prospect today, Nancy Goldstein points out two truths. Firstly, Thanksgiving at the McCain house is going ...
By Vanessa • 13 years ago

DADT Update: Court of Appeals issues stay requested by Obama administration

What the fuck:

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a temporary stay of U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips’s Oct. 12 order in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States halting all enforcement of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

After DADT had been halted from enforcement for nearly 200 hours, the Ninth Circuit order legally makes DADT enforceable again for the time being.

In a brief order, Judges O’Scannlain, Trott and W. Fletcher wrote:

“This court has received appellant’s emergency motion to stay the district court’s October 12, 2010 order pending appeal.  The order is stayed temporarily in order to provide this court with ...

What the fuck:

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a temporary stay of U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips’s Oct. 12 order in Log ...
By Miriam • 13 years ago

Military recruiters told to accept openly gay and lesbian applicants

And the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell saga continues!

The Obama Administration (via the Justice Department) had asked the courts to place a stay (aka don’t enforce this yet) on the ruling from Judge Virgina Phillips that had placed an injunction on dismissals and investigations of military members based on the DADT policy. Yesterday she tentatively denied the stay. The military responded by tell recruiters to accept openly gay and lesbian applicants.

Lt. Dan Choi, a major player in the fight against DADT, re-enlisted this afternoon as an openly gay member of the military.

It’s unclear if this will be the final end for DADT, or if another court might rule that it can stand. President Obama has made clear that ...

And the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell saga continues!

The Obama Administration (via the Justice Department) had asked the courts to place a stay (aka don’t enforce this yet) on the ruling from Judge Virgina Phillips that had ...

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By Vanessa • 13 years ago

Christine O’Donnell Compares DADT Repeal to Adultery


Pic via WaPo.

Oh man. Via Think Progress, we find that at last night’s Delaware senate debate, O’Donnell took it upon herself to explain why repealing DADT is not okay: because they don’t condone other apparently comparable sins like adultery, after all:

O’DONNELL: A federal judge recently ruled that we have to overturn Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. There are a couple of things we need to say about that. First of all, judges should not be legislating from the bench. Second of all, it’s up to the military to set the policy that the military believes is in the best interest of unit cohesiveness and military readiness. The military already regulates personal ...


Pic via WaPo.

Oh man. Via Think Progress, we find that at last night’s Delaware senate debate, O’Donnell took it upon herself to explain why repealing DADT is not okay: because they don’t ...

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