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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:44 PM Original message |
Why has it taken 17 years for DADT to be ruled unconstitutional? |
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pgodbold (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. In September Clinton said that Powell misrepresented DADT |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Why? So the Rethugs could push a Constitutional Amendment |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Gays were being discharged before 1993 |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. That doesn't answer the question of why it took so long to get to this ruling |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I992 was a different era. DADT was a lot better than the very real |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Why wasn't it done in 1952? Or 1962? |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. Institutionalized bigotry is hard to overcome. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. That also doesn't answer the question. |
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TriMera (885 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Thomasson v. Perry |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I think it's a legitimate question |
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TriMera (885 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Okay, you want the simple answer. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Actually fellow DU'er, dsc, gave a pretty good summary recently of how DADT happened. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. in the scheme of things, i'm actually amazed it took ONLY 17 years. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. because until the log cabin suit there was no fierce advocate for repeal? nt |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
15. The judicial branch is in no way apolitical, that's why. nt. |
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