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| Oregon State Bar rejects Guard ads, says 'still supports troops' |
| 2005-08-21 |
| The Oregon State Bar board has voted to ban the Oregon National Guard from advertising in the bar magazine because of the military's controversial policy on homosexuals. In an 11-3 vote Friday in Klamath Falls, the board turned against a recommendation from its advisory committee that would have allowed the Oregon State Bar Bulletin to resume accepting recruitment ads from the Guard... "I don't believe the board was willing to basically gut its diversity policy to make an exception for the military," said bar president Nena Cook, a Portland attorney. The bar, which licenses and regulates Oregon lawyers, "needs to stand by its principles of fairness and justice for all," Cook said... "The military does and can discriminate based on sexual orientation," Cook said, "but we are not bound by the laws and rules of the military." She said Friday's vote should not be interpreted as anti-military. "The bar supports our troops and their efforts," Cook said. Well, that just means that we think the Oregon State Bar board is run by cowardly, snivelling, anti-American scum. But that doesn't mean we disapprove of their cowardly, snivelling, anti-Americanism, and all. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #10 No they don't want to get money from advertisers, they want to raise the law students tuition probably instead, while holding their nose up in the air that they are too good for the National Guard. Lately I feel the need to take a blood pressure pill before I visit this site anymore. This guinness is helping tremendously... SPOD, do we have any good journalists anywhere to choose from though? |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-08-21 22:44 |
| #9 SPOD - Sounds like a good plan to me! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-08-21 22:24 |
| #8 Looks like the Seattle losers have migrated south. "We support you-ya we do -um- until we have to really support you- then well- we just can't because sodomy is a crime in the military and as lawyers we openly practice sodomy- on our clients, the system, each other, and every American we can". But by god we should comfort those poor misguided terrorists in Gitmo and make sure UBL has a comfortable chair when we capture him. Jesus, it's no wonder I have to run five miles a day just to keep my sanity. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2005-08-21 21:14 |
| #7 At some point we are going to have to realize that we are in a very real war for our American way of life and beliefs this nation was founded on. I just hope that it wont be to late. |
| Posted by: C-Low 2005-08-21 21:08 |
| #6 I support and second Sock Puppet's motion. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-21 20:30 |
| #5 We can get new Journalists after the old ones are all dead. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-08-21 20:15 |
| #4 No SPOD, True journalists are a vital component of a free and open society - they help keep the government and political parties honest, However the false journalists we have today are little more then traitors who are pushing the left/communist agenda no matter what to costs to everyone else. The same can be said of true professors - they provide a vital and honorable role of passing knowledge along to the next generation - as opposed to the false ones like Churchill and most others. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-08-21 19:15 |
| #3 Another example of how "lawyers" are not interested in justice but only the law and that only when it benefits them. Not to mention they write all the laws and can't wait to pass more to benefit themselves. âThe first thing we do, letâs kill all the lawyers.â Shakespeare [Henry VI, Part 2] The second thing we do, lets kill all the journalist. Since they encourage them to pull this kind of crap and cheer on those who want to destroy western civilization. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-08-21 18:14 |
| #2 I'm always impressed by lawyers who do not understand law. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the authority in making military law [its there because of someone name Oliver Cromwell]. Congress exercises its authority through Title X U.S. Code. Subsection of the Code is a portion commonly referred to as the Uniform Code of Military Conduct. Article 125 specifically prohibits sodomy. Article 78, Accessory after the fact requires servicemembers to act upon violations of the UCMJ - erto if you know , you must tell. Its Congress' law, not the military's. Unable to achieve the consent of the govern, that is to control Congress, they hammer the messenger. Notice how these same organization never get worked up about servicemembers being disciplined or discharged for hetro activities. Its about power not about tolerance. |
| Posted by: Thaith Unaiper7383 2005-08-21 17:16 |
| #1 needs to stand by its principles of fairness and justice for all as opposed to standing by the men and women who permit you to have principles different from those set by the mullahs or other religious authority. May the fleas of a thousand mullahs fly up your nose. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-08-21 17:09 |