http://lawdork.net/2009/06/11/the-big-picture/ Same dork, new year! Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:38:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://lawdork.net/2009/06/11/the-big-picture/#comment-436 Alex Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:00:11 +0000 http://lawdork.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-436 Also, not sure why this would make you very Obama happy when he himself has done nothing to repeal DADT...one must assume that he is not convinced it is a civil rights issue either or that he simply doesn't care if he does think it is. Also, not sure why this would make you very Obama happy when he himself has done nothing to repeal DADT…one must assume that he is not convinced it is a civil rights issue either or that he simply doesn’t care if he does think it is.

]]> http://lawdork.net/2009/06/11/the-big-picture/#comment-435 PG Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:42:19 +0000 http://lawdork.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-435 Slightly wasted opportunity -- if I ever got someone who positively support DADT (as opposed to being indifferent/ thinks it's not up to the courts/ etc.) to discuss the matter, I'd want to ask, "If it's no threat to the military for there to be gay service members, why does it make the difference based on whether they're out or not? Why is there more unit cohesion when one guy has to lie by omission or pretend, than when he can be honest as it comes up and otherwise not get into it?" Slightly wasted opportunity — if I ever got someone who positively support DADT (as opposed to being indifferent/ thinks it’s not up to the courts/ etc.) to discuss the matter, I’d want to ask, “If it’s no threat to the military for there to be gay service members, why does it make the difference based on whether they’re out or not? Why is there more unit cohesion when one guy has to lie by omission or pretend, than when he can be honest as it comes up and otherwise not get into it?”

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