Comments on: Court Rejects DADT Challenge

By: An Interested Party

An Interested Party — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:15:35 +0000

It's that hang-up that we have regarding Good Order And Discipline. It's a military thang, you wouldn't understand.

I wonder if this same excuse or something similar was used as a reason to not integrate the military in the past...

By: The Strategic MC

The Strategic MC — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:09:40 +0000

It is also interesting that "military" was not a polled category. It is my experience that the responsible and accountable classes (SNCO and Mid/Senior Grade Officers) of military personnel are largely against revising DADT. It's that hang-up that we have regarding Good Order And Discipline. It's a military thang, you wouldn't understand. If it wasn't for the (extreme?) politicization of the gay rights issue, I would agree that "concerns about gays serving in the military are concerns that can be addressed through the UCMJ and existing policy within the UCMJ." Rare is the Commanding Officer who will defy the prevailing political trend and do the right thing. Even today, we have a difficult time being strictly objective on issues that involve race and gender.

By: just me

just me — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:50:37 +0000

I think Ben is correct that positions on this policy seem to be influenced as much by age as anything else.

Personally, I think it is a policy that needs to go, but I think it is a policy that needs to go through the legislative process. But for the most part I think any concerns about gays serving in the military are concerns that can be addressed through the UCMJ and existing policy within the UCMJ.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:52:07 +0000

@anamariecox is miffed but this is hardly surprising.

Sorry, what was the topic again?

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:37:50 +0000

Sad and ironic that people who are prepared to fight and die to defend country and liberty are forced to live a lie to do so...

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:28:45 +0000

It's interesting that poll above didn't use Age as a demo grouping. It has been my anecdotal experience that the older generation (which makes up the large majority of Congress) is completely against any sort of gay rights, and will be until their dying day. Unfortunately, as crass as it sounds, I don't think Congress will change anything until pretty much all of them currently older than 50 die off.