The gist of the argument is that while the president does have to power to determine standards of military readiness, previous administrations have used that power to discriminate against marginalized groups. We’ll see how it pans out I guess but we can enjoy a little good news for once.
Posted by HectorTheGod
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!ping military
“‘[Fill in the blank] is not fully capable and will hinder combat effectiveness; [fill in the blank] will disrupt unit cohesion and so diminish military effectiveness; allowing [fill in the blank] to serve will undermine training, make it impossible to recruit successfully, and disrupt military order,’” Reyes wrote.
“First minorities, then women in combat, then gays filled in that blank,” she continued. “Today, however, our military is stronger and our Nation is safer for the millions of such blanks (and all other persons) who serve.”
Fuckin thank you. Absolute soul sucking dishonor that a judge has to tell the SecDef that the US Military is stronger, not weaker, for the differences and individuality of the people that serve within it.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell threatens to come back against the most recent Republican hated minority du jour and at the very least there is a single person with some level of authority that has done something. Thank you Biden, for appointing this judge.
Whomp whomp, asshole.
Is there any legal reasoning here or is it just that discrimination is wrong?
What I mean is, if they wanted to ban gays, women, non-whites, etc.. would there be any recourse other than a court saying nuh-uh?