No Way to “Mitigate” Consequences of LGBT Law for the Military
In anticipation of today’s Pentagon announcement of plans to impose unprecedented policies on the armed forces following repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, issued the following statement:
“In accordance with the tradition of releasing bad news on Friday afternoons, Defense Department officials today are announcing controversial ‘mitigation measures’ for imposition of the administration’s LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) Law and associated policies on our military.
“The lightning-speed rush to deliver on presidential campaign promises to civilian LGBT activist groups, timed to occur before the House Armed Services Committee has had the opportunity to have hearings on the Pentagon’s review released late in 2010, follows the reckless congressional vote to repeal Section 654, Title 10, U.S.C., in the lame-duck session. That law, stating that homosexuals are not eligible to serve in the military, usually is mislabeled ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ (Download PDF for full content)
“In accordance with the tradition of releasing bad news on Friday afternoons, Defense Department officials today are announcing controversial ‘mitigation measures’ for imposition of the administration’s LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) Law and associated policies on our military.
“The lightning-speed rush to deliver on presidential campaign promises to civilian LGBT activist groups, timed to occur before the House Armed Services Committee has had the opportunity to have hearings on the Pentagon’s review released late in 2010, follows the reckless congressional vote to repeal Section 654, Title 10, U.S.C., in the lame-duck session. That law, stating that homosexuals are not eligible to serve in the military, usually is mislabeled ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ (Download PDF for full content)
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