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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 05:34 AM
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McHugh: Gays who speak up can be discharged
McHugh: Gays who speak up can be discharged
By Anne Flaherty - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Apr 1, 2010 20:20:02 EDT

WASHINGTON — Reversing course, Army Secretary John McHugh warned soldiers Thursday that they still can be discharged for acknowledging they are gay, saying he misspoke earlier this week when he suggested the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy had been temporarily suspended.

The public stumble by a senior service official is an indication of the issue’s legal complexity. The Pentagon has said it wants to hear from gay troops as it conducts a broad study on how it could lift the ban, as President Barack Obama wants.

But to do that, gay service members would have to break the law, which prohibits them from discussing their sexual orientation.


Defense Department officials say they plan to hire an outside contractor to survey the troops, and that gay troops won’t be punished for sharing their views with that third party.

“Until Congress repeals ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ it remains the law of the land and the Department of the Army and I will fulfill our obligation to uphold it,” McHugh said in a statement Thursday.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/04/ap_mchugh_gay_discharges_040110/
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 05:38 AM
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1. Asshole.
He just hung a ton of people out to dry for no reason.

Now that HCR's is passed, the triangulation needs to stop.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 05:54 AM
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2. I'm cool with that, so long as straight people who "come-out" as straight ALSO get discharged. n/t
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-10 12:13 PM
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8. I especially love people who hide behind
"the law of the land" without understanding the consequences of having a law built around something you can only admit, be accused of, and is impossible to objectively prove or disprove.

Kind of like being a babtist or an asshole.
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Toasterlad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 08:23 AM
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3. Sometimes I Wish I Could Shake This Country Like a British Nanny.
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jeremyfive Donating Member (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 09:28 AM
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4. At Least the Blackmail and Murder Will End?
The American Military needs to act fast to begin to utilize the talents of all members of a diverse multi-cultural society. America deserves far better.

As it is, we are seeing a cradle-to-tomb WELFARE SYSTEM for old bigots. Needs to end, ol' boys.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 12:54 PM
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5. Does anyone else get the impression someone had a talking to with McHugh? n/t
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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 01:44 PM
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6. Yes discharged and Tomb-Stoned from DU
This site is a disgrace.
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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-04-10 06:10 PM
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7. You mean like how DU tombstones GLBT people who speak up about DU Bigotry?
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-10 05:21 PM
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9. +7 nt
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