{"id":26408,"date":"2011-09-06T13:43:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T17:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=26408"},"modified":"2011-09-06T13:45:45","modified_gmt":"2011-09-06T17:45:45","slug":"surprise-gays-want-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=26408","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! Gays want more"},"content":{"rendered":"

I guess no one saw this coming, well, maybe, except for everyone (Washington Times<\/a> link);<\/p>\n

In addition, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which led a long fight in Washington to repeal the ban, has written to Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta urging him to extend military housing and other benefits to the same-sex spouses of personnel.<\/p>\n

\u201cProvisions in the Defense of Marriage Act and other laws prohibit the Department of Defense from extending certain benefits, such as housing and transportation allowances, to same-sex partners,\u201d said Pentagon spokesman George Little.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut a same-sex partner can be designated a beneficiary, for example, for life insurance. The department continues to examine benefits to determine any that may be changed to allow the service member the discretion to designate persons of their choosing as beneficiaries.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this point, the military does not plan to recognize same-sex marriages, citing the act signed into law by President Clinton that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman.<\/p>\n

Under the Obama administration, the Justice Department this year decided not to defend the law against court challenges, but the Pentagon says it plans to follow the Defense of Marriage Act.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, that may be indefensible in court…selectively enforcing the law. There’s this equal protection thing in the Constitution. Either enforce the law or don’t.<\/p>\n

But all of you who didn’t anticipate that gay groups saw getting DADT repealed was like the camel getting his nose under the tent please raise your hand. Yeah, I saw it coming, too. They didn’t want a “right” to serve…they could already serve under DADT. They wanted to force the military into complete acceptance of their lifestyle, and the lawyers wanted job security. It’s never going to end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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