Christcorp
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I will add again, Desegregation was vehemently opposed by Congress. Only the EO by President Truman desegregated the military.
And as I've said in the past; I totally agree. The congress and the president is where this decision came from. The president issuing an executive order is basically agreed/condoned by congress. Because congress COULD have voted against the president. They didn't; therefor they condoned. Point is: It wasn't a judicial matter like DADT has become. Desegregation was eliminated through the proper branches of government; brought on by social pressure. "The way it's suppose to me".
tallbutshort: you are trying to determine what is a valid reason. That's like trying to legislate morality. Are there valid reasons that a woman can be a member of the masonic lodge? Probably not. And if the masons eventually choose to allow women to become masons, it will be because of their social norms and pressure. Not because of judicial rulings. But again, don't talk to me about whether DADT is right or wrong. No one is saying DADT is right. It's simply that some people think DADT is wrong for "Different" reasons. Some think it's wrong because it violates gay/lesbian's rights. No, it doesn't. There's a lot of reasons DADT is wrong and should be rescinded. Infringing on rights is NOT one of the reason. Unless of course you are affording rights that don't currently exist, to people. "My example of Right to Healtcare". No such right. Are gays/lesbians being discriminated against? YES! Many people are discriminated against each and every day. You deciding what's valid discrimination is not legally meaningful. However; your opinions can lead to the social pressure and change that needs to occur. Point is, when people mention "Rights", the topic goes off track and nothing gets accomplished. People concentrate on rights; the accusations are reviewed; it's determined that congress/president have the constitutional right to determine such; therefor there are no rights being infringed on. However, if people would concentrate on the actual grievance, and promote the social pressure needed to change such policies, this issue would have been resolved years ago. People need to realize that the military is NOT the civilian world. The congress/president have the constitutional right to do a lot of things with the military that would be considered unconstitutional in the civilian world.