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NY Gay Marriage needed Bribed Republicans

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Gay money, immoral republicans, bribes and  manipulation pushed the NY Gay Vote through: here The Log Cabin Republicans , a pro- gay rights conservative group, immediately launched a fundraising drive to protect those four members who backed its cause. Clarke Cooper, the group's executive director , said it wasn't meant to be a " quid pro quo ."  The organization's state officials were a bit blunter. "Right now, agenda item number one is making sure that those four courageous Republicans who voted yes are protected" GOOD LUCK! IMMORALITY BOUGHT FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVER Related articles Log Cabin Republicans claim DADT victory at 9th Circuit Court; 'We are delighted,' attorney says (miamiherald.typepad.com) Govt Asks 9th Circuit to Reverse Order Which Halted 'DADT' Discharges (towleroad.com) Administration asks court to reconsider DADT order (cnn.com) Administration asks court to reconsider 'don't ask, don't te

Appeals court re-allows ‘don’t ask don’t tell,’ but blocks military discharges

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Image via Wikipedia A federal appeals court in San Francisco has agreed to the U.S. Justice Department ’s request to allow the federal government to resume enforcement of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ( DADT ) policy temporarily.  The move allows the Pentagon to continue its job of certifying the military’s readiness to accept homosexual troops into the ranks. Earlier this month, a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals had lifted a stay on a lower court’s order that requires the U.S. military to end enforcement immediately of the ban on homosexuals serving in the armed forces. District Judge Virginia Phillips ’ ruling, issued in October 2010, made illegal the U.S. enforcement of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and 10 U.S.C. § 654, the 1993 law banning homosexuals from military service. The Associated Press reports that the federal appeals court agreed Friday to re-impose the stay on Phillip’s worldwide order they had lifted on July 6 – but with a provision tha

Federal court over rules Congress and says military must end ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ now

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Image via Wikipedia A federal appeals court has lifted the stay on a judge’s order that requires the U.S. military to end enforcement immediately of the ban on homosexuals serving in the armed forces. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday said that the concerns which prompted them to issue a stay of a federal judge’s order on DADT back in November no longer remain. The court’s ruling allows the worldwide order of U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips to go into effect.  Phillips’ ruling, issued in October 2010, made illegal the U.S. enforcement of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and 10 U.S.C. § 654, the 1993 law banning homosexuals from military service. Congress later repealed the ban and the policy (both together referred to as DADT), but specified that the ban would be dropped only 60 days after the Pentagon had certified that the armed forces were prepared to integrate open homosexuals into the ranks. The Los Angeles Times  reports  th