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9th Circuit Orders Pentagon, More Homosexual In The Military, Faster, And Be Happier About It
A U.S. appeals court advanced the cause of gays and lesbians in the military on Wednesday by ordering the immediate end of a policy that prevented them from serving openly.President Barack Obama last year signed a landmark law repealing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that forced gays to keep their sexual orientation secret if they want to be in the military. The issue of military service has long been a key issue for the gay community, along with same-sex marriage. The Pentagon has been in the process of writing rules for the new policy. However, the appeals court's ruling on Wednesday could speed up that process. "At this very moment someone could go into a recruiting office and say they were an openly gay or lesbian individual, and hypothetically that recruiting office should enlist that individual," said David Cruz, a professor at University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Last year, a California district court judge found that the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy violated the U.S. Constitution, and issued an injunction. But the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals put that injunction on hold as the Department of Justice appealed the ruling. Even with his support for ending the 18-year-old policy, Obama's Justice Department asked the appeals court to keep the injunction in place to give the military more time to prepare for admitting gay soldiers. Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-07-07 |
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