Happy Face 29 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction stopping enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling Tuesday was widely cheered by gay rights organizations that credited her with getting accomplished what President Obama and Washington politics could not. U.S. Department of Justice attorneys have 60 days to appeal. Legal experts say they are under no legal obligation to do so and they could let Phillips' ruling stand. Phillips declared the law unconstitutional after a two-week trial in federal court in Riverside. The case was brought about by the pro-gay Log Cabin Republicans. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/12/d...tml?ref=twitter Good to see a nation being dragged into the 21st century. Shame Obama couldn't take the props on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 this board is turning into the Al-Qaeda channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoog 0 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 It had to be a woman judge too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Strong proponents of gay rights the al-Qaeda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 this board is turning into the Al-Qaeda channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 900 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Ludicrous policy that has endangered the lives of thousands of American soldiers since 2003. Good riddance, if this ruling stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 this board is turning into the Al-Qaeda channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 It has been a fantastic few months for the gay community. First the ruling in the prop 8 case, now this, and famous rapper Eminem has also come out in support of gays and references his anti-homophobia stance in some new lyrics: 'I don't hate gays, long as they don't come near me, I just don't want any of them to feel me. I aint spreadin my cheeks any time soon, If you try it on I shoot you, gun go boom.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15871 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 To be fair, there's not much that rhymes with "deviant", "unnatural" and "so desperately want to be black". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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