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Gays in the Military/LGBT Law

Obama Disingenuous on Dissent

The Thursday, April 17, 2008 edition of the Washington Times ran a letter to the editor from Elaine Donnelly, responding to an article by S. A. Miller titled, "Obama won't require top military picks to back gays." Read More

22 Apr 08

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SLDN Bashes Straw-Man on Capitol Hill

The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) keeps holding “briefings” on Capitol Hill, trying to create the illusion of momentum behind legislation to repeal the 1993 law regarding gays in the military. Next time, they should just bring a straw man labeled... Read More

10 Mar 08

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Who Will Confront the “LGBT Left?”

In 2007 the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) surveyed presidential hopefuls on issues of concern to the “LGBT” (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender) community. Read More

05 Feb 08

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Political Consequences of 1992 Push for Gays in the Military

How did voters react when former President Bill Clinton tried to keep his campaign promise to lift the ban on gays in the military? Read More

29 Jan 08

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Invalid National Security Case for Gays in the Military

Advocates of homosexuals in the military frequently contend that the discharges of approximately 10,000 – 12,000 homosexuals since 1994 have... Read More

14 Dec 07

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CONGRESS REJECTED “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL”

Legislation dealing with intensely controversial issues does not become law by accident. In the matter of homosexuals in the military, Congress codified the policy in place long before then- President Bill Clinton took office. Read More

04 Jul 07

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GAYS IN THE MILITARY: GIVE THE LAW A NAME

Liberal activists have been pushing hard for legislation, sponsored by former Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA) and Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA), to repeal the 1993 law banning homosexuals from the military. Read More

04 Jul 07

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WHY THE LAW DID NOT GET A NAME OF ITS OWN

The law excluding homosexuals from the military frequently is mislabeled with the catch phrase, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” There are four major reasons why this law, which should have been called the “Military Personnel Eligibility Act of... Read More

04 Jul 07

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General Pace and the PC Police

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, should not apologize for supporting the law excluding homosexuals from the military. That law, Section 654, Title 10, was passed with veto-proof bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress in 1993. Federal courts have declared... Read More

26 Mar 07

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ZOGBY POLL SPINS PUSH FOR GAYS IN THE MILITARY

In 1993 Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA) failed in his attempt to help President Bill Clinton lift the military’s ban on homosexuals in the military. Read More

28 Feb 07

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