Comments on: My Thoughts about the Injustice of DADT http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/05/20/my-thoughts-about-the-injustice-of-dadt/ Parenting, politics, pondering and panicking about it all. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:59:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lezzymom http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/05/20/my-thoughts-about-the-injustice-of-dadt/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 Lezzymom Wed, 20 May 2009 16:40:21 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=1872#comment-2279 Thanks so much for researching and discussing this topic. Your friend is right that it is a slow process for the military to change. But your friend is also right that soldiers do not question their superiors. If the rules are changed they will say yes sir and do their job. I have spoken to a high level official in the Pentagon. They are prepared for this change. They do not see a problem with a mass exodus of people leaving or recruiting being a problem if the policy changes. in fact the biggest problem they have is DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). The fact that open gays could get married but then their family is not recognized by the Federal government would create a 2nd class soldier. They couldn't apply for base housing or other things straight couples could. This is the biggest concern. So I think many Republicans are holding onto DADT because its repeal will lead to problems in keeping DOMA. Thanks again for taking the time to write about this important issue! <abbr><em>Lezzymom’s last blog post... <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoughtsFromALezzymom/~3/9FDwnQIoSFc/meghan-mccain-on-colbert-report.html" rel="nofollow">Meghan McCain on The Colbert Report</a></abbr></em> Thanks so much for researching and discussing this topic. Your friend is right that it is a slow process for the military to change. But your friend is also right that soldiers do not question their superiors. If the rules are changed they will say yes sir and do their job.
I have spoken to a high level official in the Pentagon. They are prepared for this change. They do not see a problem with a mass exodus of people leaving or recruiting being a problem if the policy changes. in fact the biggest problem they have is DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). The fact that open gays could get married but then their family is not recognized by the Federal government would create a 2nd class soldier. They couldn’t apply for base housing or other things straight couples could. This is the biggest concern.
So I think many Republicans are holding onto DADT because its repeal will lead to problems in keeping DOMA.
Thanks again for taking the time to write about this important issue!

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