McKeon backs legislation to disrupt ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

[The Philosopher]

from the Washington Blade

The leading House Republican on defense issues last week announced support for legislation that would expand the certification requirement for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal and potentially disrupt the process for ending the military’s gay ban.

During a taped interview on C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers,” House Armed Services Committee Chair Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) backed a bill that would require the military service chiefs to certify that the U.S. military is ready for open service before bringing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to an end.

“I think it makes it a better process,” McKeon said. “I think the way this process was rammed through, it was done politically.”

In December, President Obama signed legislation allowing for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal 60 days after he, the defense secretary and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certify the U.S. military is ready for open service. The legislation backed by McKeon, sponsored Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), would expand this certification requirement to include the service chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.

In his “Newsmakers” appearance, McKeon reiterated that he believes legislative repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was hastily moved through the Democratic Congress last year.

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[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Unless the Senate and/or President Obama

goes along with this, I don't see it going anywhere. :shrug: These "dead enders" are spinning their wheels. Sorry Bud but the times, they are a-changing (and you're going to wind up left behind)!

[Drale]

2. They are not going to get left behind

they are going to get trampled.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Good point

n/t

[TheWraith]

5. Exactly. This is some Republican kissing the ass of the base.

That's virtually all they do, actually.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Yup

Nothing better to do, apparently, than spending valuable taxpayer money (that they profess to be oh so concerned about :eyes:) holding "symbolic" votes that do nothing other than affirm their base's bigotry, intolerance, and, of course, greed- and then they turn around and blame US for the fact that nothing gets done in Washington DC and that we didn't clean up their dogpile fast enough. :eyes: :puke:

[bluestateguy]

4. He's like the Japanese soldier who was wandering in the woods 30 years after the war was over

You lost, and you are defeated.

[Creideiki]

7. Jobs, jobs, jobs!