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http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0910/Federal_judge_overturns_Dont_Ask_Dont_Tell.html?showall
So the question is now will the Obama administration appeal this decision or not? If they do, he will face the wrath of many voters, if they don't he will force Gates to move up the time line before the survey is complete and can undermine the morale of the military members...i.e. you said you wanted my opinion, but had made your decision before I gave you an answer.
OBTW, I am for the repeal of DADT, but understand that the intricacies in repealing it in a proper way and not a knee jerk reaction will be required.
A Federal Judge in California has ruled that the ban on gays in the military violates the Constitutional rights of gay and lesbian soldiers to due process and to freedom of expression.
District Court Judge Virginia Phillips -- a Clinton appointee -- also wrote that the policy has had a "deleterious effect" on the military and issued an injunction restraining the military from enforcing the policy, though the government may appeal.
The Log Cabin Republicans filed the lawsuit against Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Phillips cited in her ruling the Obama administration's desultory defense.
"[D]efendants called no witnesses, put on no affirmative case, and only entered into evidence the legislative history of the act," she wrote.
So the question is now will the Obama administration appeal this decision or not? If they do, he will face the wrath of many voters, if they don't he will force Gates to move up the time line before the survey is complete and can undermine the morale of the military members...i.e. you said you wanted my opinion, but had made your decision before I gave you an answer.
OBTW, I am for the repeal of DADT, but understand that the intricacies in repealing it in a proper way and not a knee jerk reaction will be required.