DADT declared unconstitutional!

[ConcKahuna]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ca_gays_in_military

Judge: Military's ban on gays is unconstitutional

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A federal judge in Southern California has declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips on Thursday granted a request for an injunction halting the government's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays in the military.

Phillips says the policy doesn't help military readiness and instead has a "direct and deleterious effect" on the armed services.

The lawsuit was the biggest legal test of the law in recent years and came amid promises by President Barack Obama that he will work to repeal the policy.

Government lawyers argued Phillips lacked the authority to issue a nationwide injunction and the issue should be decided by Congress.

The injunction was sought by the Log Cabin Republicans, a 19,000-member group that includes current and former military members.

 

[Blocata]

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[TagsMissy]

i hope this opens up the forces to all personnel who wish to serve despite their sexual preference. I can tell you for fact up here there are numerous openly gay service personnel male and female who serve side by side with no issue. In fact just recently my husband was on a course with a female that he hadn't seen in about a decade; the last time they were together she was a he.

I can only hope to see the same openness south of the border very soon.