Don't Ask, Don't Tell ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!

[CatWoman]

Rachel just reported :)

found link:

Judge declares U.S. military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy openly banning gay service members unconstitutional

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/federal-judge-declares-us-military-ban-on-openly-gay-service-members-unconstitutional-.html

[Matariki]

1. !!!!!

good news!

[CatWoman]

2. thought this place could use some

:)

[stuntcat]

4. heck yes!

thank you, this is so smile-worthy :D

[CatWoman]

6. ...

:hug:

[Matariki]

10. Indeed!

Cheered me up :toast:

[stuntcat]

3. Right on!!

YAY for Sanity :))))))))))))

[WillyT]

5. Another Link (K & R !!!)

Link: http://sdgln.com/news/2010/09/09/breaking-news-federal-judge-rules-dadt-unconstitutional

:bounce::woohoo::bounce:

Hey Cat !!!

:loveya:

:hi:

[CatWoman]

7. Willy!!!!!

:hi:

:loveya:

[wmbrew0206]

8. The DOJ will appeal. Good news but this fight is a long way from over.

[FreeState]

12. Hopefully this will put a fire under Senator Reid's butt n/t

[wmbrew0206]

18. To do what? The DOJ will appeal because the Obama admin wants to give the military

a chance to phase out DADT on his orders, not a federal judges.

[mitchtv]

24. It is a LAW

which is now sitting in the senate, it can't be done by an order

[wmbrew0206]

29. The senate is not going to take up anything that Obama doesn't want them to take up.

The Obama admin has shown that they want this to be done on their schedule in conjunction with the military.

Don't you think that with a Dem house and senate with a Dem POTUS they could have ended DADT any time they wanted?

[mitchtv]

36. yeah , but they're chicken shit and are

A BUNCH OF WIMPS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING it appears. I don't trust Obama , frankly. I'll believe when it happens. I believe they are waiting to see how they do come November. Ley them play politics with someone elses rights

[wmbrew0206]

37. It will be done during a lame duck session and will give Obama the authority

to decide to end it when he determines it to be the best time. This will give Obama the political points to say he ended it and allow him to mollify the Pentagon as they will have time to prep for it.

[mitchtv]

39. perhaps

I've been around a long time, we'll see

[keepCAblue]

51. At the cost of how many victims of DADT? Obama cares more about political posturing than the lives..

...of the men and women affected adversely by DADT.

[rhett o rick]

34. Yes a law that is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. nm

[wmbrew0206]

38. Unfortuantely only according to one Federal judge.

The DOJ will be instructed to appeal the decision until it is political expedient for the POTUS.

[readmoreoften]

55. And we will never be politically expedient for Obama.

[ZombieHorde]

9. Rec! nt

[democrank]

11. K & R

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

13. Great news!

[spanone]

14. k&r

[one_voice]

15. Great news...

k&r

:bounce: :woohoo: :applause:

[lonestarnot]

16. K & R!

:hi: Catwoman! :hi:

[CatWoman]

21. ....

:hi:

:)

[rocktivity]

17. Well, duh.

Cue the Vonage theme, but--well, duh.

:woohoo:
rocktivity

[Better Believe It]

19. K & R Good news indeed!

[Recursion]

20. From a lawsuit filed by the Log Cabin Republicans

We have Republicans suing a Democratic administration to allow gays and lesbians to openly serve in the military.

The mind boggles.

[laughingliberal]

22. Does start to have that through the looking glass feel, doesn't it? nt

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[tnlefty]

23. Thanks, good news!!

I'm off to bed, but if the mr. keeps me awake snoring I may catch Rachel on the replay!

And I hope that any challenges are shot down! :hi:

[Luciferous]

25. K&R Nice to see some good news

:)

[Odin2005]

27. YAAAAAY!!!

[TheKentuckian]

28. Hell yeah! and let that dog lie.

[Nite Owl]

30. Great news

but what will the DOJ do now...

[Kahuna]

31. ...

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[quakerboy]

32. What are the practical implications of this?

?

[Dr Morbius]

43. A good question.

First, one must expect the issue to be taken to the appellate court.

That means the Obama administration is in a bit of a pickle. The left, ostensibly the President's base, wants DADT to go away, as in fact does a majority of the population. The President, an incrementalist, was operating on his own timeline for this. The Obama administration was in the middle of a long process of getting the military to decide for itself that the policy was stupid and needed to be changed, but now the district court ruling puts them in a situation: either adopt a new, workable policy immediately or appeal the judge's decision, thereby making the base howl. So either the President gives a gift to the right (red meat for the anti-gay crowd) by accepting the decision or alienates his base by appealing it.

The judge has done the President no favors by making this ruling less than two months before an election.

In terms of actual justice, the implications of this are all good. It forces the opponents of allowing gay Americans to serve openly to justify their policy, and since the policy is indefensible, the death knell of DADT has finally been sounded. Within a year, we may now be certain, the policy will be another sad page in our sordid history - as it should be.

A great ruling. Dubious timing.

[Evasporque]

54. Gay soldier dance parties!!!....obviously.

Yeeeeaaahh!

lol

[quakerboy]

57. Aside from the obvious

Follow along with me here. Assume that Obama's Justice dept appeals all the way to the top, which seems likely enough. Assume that the case is fast tracked at each step, so that its dosnt drag along, which is probably far too optomistic. Say the SCOTUS holds this ruling, which is also probably drastically over optomistic.

Then what happens. What are the practical applications of this ruling, assuming it is upheld?

[woo me with science]

33. Good. nt

[Initech]

35. Suck it fundies!!!

Fuck off, eat shit and die!!! :woohoo: :toast:

[Tsiyu]

40. A High Court with Justice for All uppermost in its decisons

Is what I hope this eventually means.

if so, Happy Day!

Edit to add: It's not over yet, but it's a step in the right direction

[Dystopian]

41. KandR.

peace~

[cleanhippie]

42. Nice!!!!!!!

I wonder if the Gov will appeal it?

[EFerrari]

44. omfg. Does this mean an injunction will stop discharges?

This is great news! LOL

[suffragette]

45. K&R

[tavalon]

46. Let's get this to the Supreme Court!

Of course, it could be stopped with the single stroke of Obama's pen but we won't go there right now. Yay!!!!

[tavalon]

47. Let's get this to the Supreme Court!

Of course, it could be stopped with the single stroke of Obama's pen but we won't go there right now. Yay!!!!

[COLGATE4]

56. Be careful what you wish for -

with today's USSCt I wouldn't feel overly comfortable with seeing what their ruling on the constitutionality of DADT might be.

[pleah]

48. K&R

[myrna minx]

49. K&R

:woohoo:

[Scurrilous]

50. K & R

:thumbsup:

[defendandprotect]

52. If Obama/CIC can keep this policy going....then they could resegregate the military!!!

[DeSwiss]

53. K&R

It's unconstitutional and stupid.