Gatsby

Temper Tantrums galore certain.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-court-rules-for-trump-on-t*********r-military-limits/ar-BBRNP8d?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp

bahmer

Amen and Amen

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

It is alarming/uplifting (depending on your perspective) how often the supreme court upholds POTUS 45's decisions...

My perspective: Bravo

Gatsby

I wonder how many of the esteemed Justices who have ruled on this issue, have ever served in the Armed Forces?

Reality Matters!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

This is ongoing... a few parts from an article via the link..

WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. court on Friday ruled in favor of a Trump administration policy barring certain t*********r people from serving in the U.S. armed forces, handing the president his first legal victory on the issue after several defeats.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned a decision by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that blocked the policy, saying it likely violates the constitutional rights of t*********r recruits and service members.


President Donald Trump announced in March that he would endorse a plan by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to restrict the military service of t*********r people who experience a condition called g****r dysphoria.

The appeals court victory is limited because other federal courts issued injunctions against the policy, which applied nationwide. The administration already has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue.

The high court is due to consider whether to hear three separate government appeals at its private conference on Jan. 11.

The various injunctions allowed t*********r troops to join the ranks as of Jan. 1, 2018.

Sicilianthing

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That is a step in the right direction

woodguru

One step forward twenty back huh?

wolffy

Are you a member of the l**txhodtbkew crowd?

snowbear37 Loc: MA.

Perhaps the pendulum is swinging back toward sanity and morality!

Idaho

In my view if the person in question has the physical, mental and social capabilities to be a good soldier, I could care less what they do in the privacy of their heads and their beds.

People should keep their sexual proclivities out of sight - regardless what colour/flavor those are.

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

I don't believe g****r dysphoria falls under the umbrella of sexual proclivities...
More along the lines of a mental disorder from what literature I have been able to find concerning it...

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

So he's 2 and 12 now. Those aren't very good stats.

bggamers Loc: georgia

The problem is that the suicide rate among gay/t*********rs/lesbians is fairly high someone that is having a problem assimilating into this lifestyle would be at higher risk having someone with this is also putting those that are with them is extreme and stressful times is putting them in a high-risk situation as well if they are depending on them to have their back.

Sicilianthing

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That’s also a valid point I guess depends on what angle you look at it.