White House Attempts To Stop Judge From Issuing An Injunction To Ban DADT!

American's don't have any rights anymore…

I am as dedicated a gay rights advocate as anyone, but again, your coverage on these issues fails to look at the whole picture. I agree that it would AMAZING if the government count make a sweeping gesture like this and take DADT off the books, but the problem that Gibbs highlights here is legitimate. If you allow one judge to overrule Congress, we are setting an exceptionally dangerous precedent that can be turned back on us when a conservative issue like gun control comes to the table.

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"This is truly a sad day for the Obama administration. They should all be absolutely ashamed of themselves, after the tireless efforts so many have made to get the same HUMAN RIGHTS as everyone else."
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American soldiers, sailors and airmen are not subject to the US Bill of Rights. They are subject to the GI Bill of Rights - and voluntarily surrendered their protection by the US Bill of Rights when they joined. It is an all volunteer military - they knew the rules (including DADT) before they WILLINGLY joined up.
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The military is not like civilian life. The fundamental difference is that members of the military are required to put the welfare of their UNIT and their MEN above their personal welfare. It is not an easy life, sacrificing many rights of civilians, but it is implicit if you want a military that can actually FIGHT and WIN.
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If you are a soldier and your sexuality (gay or straight) is more important to you than your men, you don't deserve to be in the military.
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Perez, you clearly know very little about the DADT debate. The fact is, gay people are not the only people who are struggling in America today. What about the poor, illegal immigrants, our soldiers at war, our veterans. I know it feels like equality for gays is a long way away, but its not. The majority of the country agrees with the president that DADT sucks, but the President himself actually has very little power in the checks and balance system. We forget that because we all got used to Bush bullying his way into unpopular policy (and i bet none of you read your high school US government book). Obama is doing something a little different, its called bi-partisanship. Obama could do what Bush did and site executive power to allow gays to serve openly, but if Obama doesn't get re-elected or when his 8 years are up, the new President and the new congress can completely repeal the law and force gay soldiers back into the closet. However, if Obama can get a majority in congress to agree and sign legislation then gays will be able to serve openly in the military forever, and no one will be able to take that away from them. But if we do what Perez seems to be suggesting, then gays will be able to serve openly just until another asshole conservative comes along and takes it away. So how about u quit whining and call your congressmen and women and force them to make the right choice.. and quit blaming the president. its getting old.

(I am a law student so I do kind of know what I am talking about) The military by its very nature is not required to abide by the constitution the same way that civilians do. It is not that Americans don't have rights, it is that people in the military necessarily have LESS rights. (It sucks I know). This was a legislation regarding the military so its constitutionality will likely not be grounds for repeal in the courts. It just doesn't work that way. The legislature needs to change it because it is their turf and because it regards the military, which is treated differently from a legal standpoint.

i wouldnt exactly call being able to join the army so you can kill people a human right to be honest. but its ridiculous that a soldier cant mention the person they love without being thrown out. imagine being in a foreign country, away from the person you love and not being able to talk about it, being forced to bottle it up inside while you are trying to protect not only civilians but your fellow soldiers. the mental pressure of it all must be horrible

every soldier who has commented on here in favor of DADT should take a good look at themselves. if you have a problem with the way the military is run, don't join. simple as that. you are fighting to defend our civil liberties. give me five reasons this is different from saying blacks, asians, latinos and women shouldn't be allowed in the military… there are none. if someone's sexuality makes you uncomfortable, that is your problem — not theirs.

gmoney0 — you are 100% correct. Perez has no idea what he is talking about. Obama wants to do this while abiding be the Constitution, and that is admirable.

HELLO…Wake up GLBT, the democrats lied to you. (Don't take it personally–they've lied to just about everyone they made promises to)
Democrat controlled Congress/Senate X 4YEARS
Democrat controlled White House X almost 2 YEARS
If they wanted DADT gone, they have had all the time & power to make it gone. Republicans don't have the votes. Hence why we are stuck with impending socialized medicine despite complete Republican disaproval.
YOUR MESSIAH LIED…SUCK IT UP LIKE THE REST OF US HAVE TO

it's going to take a black soldier to say what gaga's said.

Re: lizzlescrizzle123 – to lizz, I never said it makes me uncomfortable, truly, it doesn't. I heard alot of people say horrible things that I do not condone just as I heard alot of people give reasonable opinions. Still you should read what I wrote again and again until you finally understand that we dont want to discuss DADT not because we might be "uncomfortable" but because this is the military and we do serve our country (including you) and that is all we should be worried about. OUR COUNTRY, ourselves and our fellow soldiers. BTW, just in caxse you didnt understand my words, they did not give us an option, they said that dont ask dont tell is going down no matter what we think. Next time, think about who has right and who doesnt before you decide to give your opinion. And if LGBT are uncomfortable then they can leave just like they have, but guess what, to the gays currently in the military, their country and YOUR FREEDOM LIZZ are more important so they stay FOR YOU! They just like heterosexuals do not have the time to go chain themselves to the white house, we love our country more than anything and would never display ourselves and ashame our military like that.

Re: speak the truth –

Like I said before, the Democrats are in favor of DADT. They put it in place under Clinton and are doing everything they can to keep it in place. You can't believe what a politician says. If you want to know what's in his heart, look at what he does. Actions speak louder than words!

Re: lizzlescrizzle123 – -
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The American military exists to DEFEND civil liberties, not to PRACTICE them.
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Militaries cannot function as democracies, they are dictatorships. The system of rank is the most obvious example of the INEQUALITY necessary to create an effective fighting force. Why don't people lobby the government to rid the military of the rank system like they do DADT? Because on that point the public knows it is the MILITARY that needs to make military decisions, not an uneducated and ill-informed public. Abolition of DADT is a cause celebre and for some reason that fogs civilian brains to the point that they actually think they know whats best for the military.
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The U.S. has a highly organized and capable military. It is an insult to all soldiers when slack-jawed civvies who have never served (and never will) start trying to dictate how they should do their job.
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DADT oppresses heteros as much as it does gays. It is an equitable policy that, in essence, states YOUR SEXUALITY IS NOT IMPORTANT, YOUR UNIT AND YOUR MEN ARE. Any serving soldier who speaks out against DADT is a disgrace to the uniform and an appalling example of self-centred selfishness.
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Perez, don't you realize by jumping to all these stupid conclusions, when you have no idea what you are talking about, UNDERMINES the gay-rights cause? YOU ARE NOT HELPING GAY RIGHTS PEREZ! Obama wants DADT to be repealed–that doesn't mean he supports repealing DADT through the unconstitutional actions of a district court judge. District court judges cannot just go around throwing out laws made by elected legislative officials. If the case got to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court determined the law was unconstitutional, then it could be thrown out (but it is MUCH more likely for the law to be repealed through congress). … Again, Perez, you are making gay rights activists sound like a bunch of whiny, unintellectual morons. Stop misrepresenting gays by knowing what you are talking about before jumping to rash and baseless opinions.

Oh, the Log Cabin Republicans gay-activist people need to get a better attorney. How does that guy not realize that the injunction would be unconstitutional?

Re: mustbenargles – First of all, you'll rip her LIMB from LIMB. If you're going to spout off about your opinions and try to insult someone, learn some grammar and spelling. Secondly, yeah, lizzlescrizzle123 might be wrong with what she posted, but you saying things like, she'll be a whore with 50 kids is uncalled for. Talk about white trash.

Re: ~jersey~ – hahahah love your comment!!

Re: Gquality – Gay and lesbians CAN serve in the US military, Einstein. Not to mention, military personnel have different rights (GI bill of rights); the military is governed by its own law; etc. So no, the military isn't entirely under the control of the democratic law civilians vote for and are governed by. … Again, PLEASE know what you are talking about before opening your mouth. You discredit the entire gay rights movement when you represent it like a moron.

Did i just wake up to a an Oligarchy, what happened to Democracy.

Re: Gquality – You know what is the real reason you wouldnt serve, because you would not be able to handle it. You have the guts to speak your truth here but do you have any idea what we have to go thru. Having feces thrown at you by Iraqis who hate Americans just because WE ARE Americans and still keep your cool cause if you dare do something about it, you would be violating human right and then after your shift you have to go directly to medical for your penicillin shots because of the feces. You have to work in over 100 degree heat and sleep in flea infested places. You have to train in that same heat with over 60 lbs on your back, you have to leave your family for at least a year at a time, you cant see your child take his first steps, you cant see your wife give birth, when you come home your kid cries cause he doesnt know who you are and your heart just breaks every time she runs away from you when you try to touch her little hand. Don't you dare talk about suffering. I am here, I serve and very very proudly. I love my country and those are not just words. It might be unfair to treat LGBT's like this but not in the military, we are here to serve not to explain who we like to have sex with. That is what you do not understand, Gays, Lesbians and Heterosexuals are here in the middle of hell to serve YOU! And you are trying to impose your will on us, who do you think you are?