Gays-in-the-Military "Repeal Deal" Fools No One
- Written By Center for Military Readiness
- May 26, 2010
Congress Will Reject "Don't Wait, Don't Think, Just Vote For Whatever"
Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, issued the following statement in response to reports that gay activists and their allies in the White House and Congress have cut a "deal" for immediate repeal of the 1993 law regarding homosexuals in the military:
"This high-handed White House ploy fools no one. Any vote for a "repeal deal" with "delayed implementation" would be an irresponsible abnegation of Congress' authority, surrendering the military to the control of political appointees doing the president's bidding.
"Responsible members of Congress are not going to vote for a bill that should be called 'Don't Wait, Don't Think, Just Vote For...Whatever.' Voters will know that such an action is the same as a vote for HR 1283, the proposed "LGBT Law" for our military. That legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA), would impose a radical lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered agenda on the military, during a time of war."
She added, "Such an action would defy the specific advice of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, who wrote a strongly-worded letter opposing "any legislation that seeks to change this policy" before the Pentagon's review is completed later this year. Such an action, wrote Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen, would send a 'damaging message to our men and women in uniform that their views, concerns, insights, and perspectives do not matter...' Nothing has changed-the men and women of our military still have not been heard."
Donnelly continued, "Contrary to some well-spun misinformation, it is not true that "top Pentagon brass" have advocated repeal of the 1993 law. Adm. Mike Mullen has expressed a personal opinion favoring repeal, but he is out of step with the other military service chiefs, who have gone on record expressing serious reservations about the consequences of repealing the 1993 law (Section 654, Title 10), which is usually referred to as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'."
Obama Proposes, Congress Disposes and the Military Opposes
Noting news reports that the White House has cut a "repeal deal" for homosexuals in the military, Donnelly said, "Our brave men and women should not have to pay the price just so President Obama can deliver on his campaign promises to 'LGBT Left' groups. It is even more absurd to suggest that President Obama and compliant Pentagon officials can simply sign a paper assuring that the LGBT Law would not have a 'negative impact' on our military."
Brief summaries and detailed information on this issue are available in a specific section of the CMR website titled Problems with Gays in the Military.
