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Meeker Morgan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:20 PM
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House Panel Votes to Delay Gays in the Military
House Panel Votes to Delay Gays in the Military AP via Fox
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/12/hill-panel-seeking-documents-libya-operations/print

A House panel approved a defense bill early Thursday that would delay President Obama's new policy allowing gays to serve openly in the military and limit the commander in chief's authority on slashing the nation's nuclear arsenal.

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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:22 PM
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1. So how many delays will it be?
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Proud Liberal Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:25 PM
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2. Good thing that that won't go anywhere in the Senate (or WH)
Edited on Sat May-14-11 05:25 PM by Proud Liberal Dem
Republican/teabaggers- Always standing in the way of change and progress. They lost on DADT. Gays and lesbians are going to be serving openly. They need to get over it! :eyes:
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lost_in_nv Donating Member (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 06:25 PM
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3. I don't understand it
A gay person has just as much right to defend this country as does a non gay person. What are they thinking, that suddenly the military will become corrupted by allowing gays to openly serve?
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-11 10:57 AM
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5. Welcome to DU!
:hi:
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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 07:00 PM
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4. The same republican led house that wanted to ban the President's teleprompter.
They can
Shame on them for wasting our tax dollars on this and many other useless "statements".
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