tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post350962479782639078..comments2024-03-27T20:09:11.399-06:00Comments on Unabashedly American: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Abruptly Ended by Federal Judge for the Time BeingDarrell Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-57228947643117840032010-10-22T12:38:11.337-06:002010-10-22T12:38:11.337-06:00For a judge to issue a decision based on personal ...For a judge to issue a decision based on personal bias instead of the law and Constitution is always a bad thing, regardless of their political ideology. <br /><br />As for me, DADT was never about discrimination but rather practical matters for military cohesion, morale, and good discipline. <br /><br />The study was commissioned under the Obama watch and should have been allowed to conclude by its deadline prior to a decision being rendered. Otherwise, it gives proof to the lie that the administration really cared what the military thought about the situation and how best to handle it to begin with.Darrell Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-71599867922225886242010-10-20T08:44:07.700-06:002010-10-20T08:44:07.700-06:00Didn't you guys say the same thing - federal j...Didn't you guys say the same thing - <i>federal judge of questionable ideology and activist proclivities</i> - about the judge that over turned the gay marriage ban in California. Then, it was found out he was appointed by Reagan and opposed by Nancy Pelosi when she was a junior member of the House?<br /><br />The military has had decades to "study" this, they just want to keep avoiding making a decision. The American people are overwhelmingly supportive (up to 70% in some polls) of ending DADT. It's time the military ended this discriminatory practice.Dave Splashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416298425231496822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-16225719468039224882010-10-15T09:25:58.712-06:002010-10-15T09:25:58.712-06:00Dubya, I understand your point and even agree to a...Dubya, I understand your point and even agree to a certain extent. <br /><br /> That being said, the military and its infrastructural leaderships' findings on this study are a vital part of the process in determining how to best address this issue. <br /><br />Certainly this is something best not left to the decision of a single federal judge of questionable ideology and activist proclivities.Darrell Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-6322294618113610672010-10-14T16:22:15.444-06:002010-10-14T16:22:15.444-06:00I would ask how impartial the DOD study is and wha...I would ask how impartial the DOD study is and what assurances of neutrality would be in place before jumping to endorse its conclusions. Or should we assume the military leadership is always honest? Cough, Tillman, Cough.Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.com