2 of 4 joint chiefs wrongly think DADT compromise repeals the law immediately;send letters to McCain

[Bluebear]

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John Aravosis writes:

I'd like to think that you have to be pretty smart to be chosen to run an entire branch of the military. But yesterday, Army Chief of Staff General George Casey and Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz brought that assumption into question when they wrote letters to GOP Senator John McCain suggesting that the compromise "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" legislation being debated today before Congress would immediately repeal the anti-gay law, before the Pentagon's implementation study is completed.

That is utterly false. And a simple read of the rather short amendment, even by a non-lawyer, would clarify this point beyond a doubt.

You can read more about this on AMERICAblog Gay. But it really is disturbing the lengths to which our military leaders will go to subvert their own commander in chief, and to meddle in the democratic process. We're supposed to have civilian control of the military. But somehow, whenever a Democrat becomes president, the military conveniently forgets this fact and believes, instead, that we live in Bolivia.

http://www.americablog.com/2010/05/two-of-four-joint-chiefs-wrongly-think.html

[JBoy]

1. Sounds like willful ignorance. Now McCain can perpetuate the line

that "Several of the military commanders are against this".

[EFerrari]

3. Of course. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

2. Those two Chiefs of Staff should be removed immediately.

Then they will know the meaning of immediately.

[tularetom]

4. They know it doesn't repeal the law immediately

They're just trying to stir the shit.

Obama should fire their asses immediately. He won't though, because I suspect he sort of wants this thing to drag out until after the 2012 elections.

[LiberalFighter]

5. If the study is completed before the vote then fine.

But if they don't get the study done before the vote then screw the military powers. They are just plain stalling unless they prove otherwise.

[Bluebear]

6. Notice they go running to John McCain? Should we tell them that he LOST the election?

[nichomachus]

7. It's not against the law for a general to be a dumb son of a bitch

If it was, half of them would be in jail.

--Harry Truman

[Tx4obama]

8. Update from OpenLeft

update from Open Left:

we will have 16 votes (including one Republican, Susan Collins) in favor of repeal to 12 opposed on the Senate Armed Services Committee going into tomorrow's vote.

Update: I took a look at the legislative language. The 60 day-rule takes effect AFTER certification. Meaning (a) Congress repeals the statute (b) The Pentagon review is delivered (c) The President, SecDef and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs sends a written certification to Congress (d) Implementation takes effect 60 days after. Additionally, no additional Congressional or Administration action would be required under the Byrd language.

http://www.openleft.com/diary/18867/breaking-sen-byrd-to-vote-for-dadt-repeal

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The Senate Armed Services Committee votes today, the House is going to vote tonight.

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[divvy]

9. Will there be Health Care Death Panels too?

The social conservatives will lie in an instant if they feel it will propagate their cause.