Remembering the golden pre-Obama era

1. Basis
a. Homosexuality is incompatible with military service. The presence in the
military environment of persons who engage In homosexual conduct or who, by their
statements, demonstrate a propensity to engage in homosexual conduct, seriously
impairs the accomplishment of the military mission. The presence of such members
adversely affects the ability of the Military Services to maintain discipline, good order,
and morale; to foster mutual trust and confidence among servicemembers, to ensure
the integrity of the system of rank and command; to facilitate assignment and
worldwide deployment of servicemembers who frequently must live and work under
close conditions affording minimal privacy: to recruit and retain members of the Military
Services; to maintain the public acceptability of military service; and to prevent
breaches of security.
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C. The basis for separation may include preservice, prior service, or current
service conduct or statements. A member shall be separated under this section if one
or more of the following approved findings is made:

(1) The member has engaged in, attempted to engage in, or solicited
another to engage in a homosexual act or acts unless there are approved further
findings that:
(a) Such conduct is a departure from the member’s usual and
customary behavior;
(b) Such conduct under all the circumstances is unlikely to recur;
(c) Such conduct was not accomplished by use of force,
coercion, or intimidation by the member during a period of military service;
(d) Under the particular circumstances of the case, the member’s
continued presence in the Service IS consistent with the interest of the Service in proper
discipline, good order, and morale; and
(e) The member does not desire to engage in or intend to
engage in homosexual acts.

(2) The member has stated that he or she is a homosexual or bisexual
unless there is a further finding that the member is not a homosexual or bisexual.

(3) The member has married or attempted to marry a person known
to be of the same biological sex (as evidenced by the external anatomy of the persons
involved) unless there are further findings that the member is not a homosexual or
bisexual and that the purpose of the marriage or attempt was the avoidance or
termination of military service.

"In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for all—regardless of station, race, or creed.

Among these are:

*The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;

*The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;

*The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;

*The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;

*The right of every family to a decent home;

*The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;

*The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;

*The right to a good education.

All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.

Americas own rightful place in the world depends in large part upon how fully these and similar rights have been carried into practice for all our citizens.

For unless there is security here at home there cannot be lasting peace in the world.--FDR