Justice Department objects to court action on "don't ask, don't tell"
Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration is objecting to a request for an immediate halt to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy after a federal court ruled that the policy barring gays from serving openly is unconstitutional.
The government calls a worldwide cessation of the policy "untenable," saying an injunction should be limited to the plaintiff, the gay political group Log Cabin Republicans, and members who it claims are gays and lesbians serving in the military.
"A court should not compel the Executive to implement an immediate cessation...particularly at a time when the military is engaged in combat operations and other demanding military activities around the globe," the government said in a court filing.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/23/military.dadt/index.html?hpt=T2
So they won't stop it by executive order, they won't let the justice system overturn it, and they can't get Congress to repeal it. Really pulling a trifecta of government stonewalling here. I can't say I'm very impressed with their "efforts" so far...
The government calls a worldwide cessation of the policy "untenable," saying an injunction should be limited to the plaintiff, the gay political group Log Cabin Republicans, and members who it claims are gays and lesbians serving in the military.
"A court should not compel the Executive to implement an immediate cessation...particularly at a time when the military is engaged in combat operations and other demanding military activities around the globe," the government said in a court filing.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/23/military.dadt/index.html?hpt=T2
So they won't stop it by executive order, they won't let the justice system overturn it, and they can't get Congress to repeal it. Really pulling a trifecta of government stonewalling here. I can't say I'm very impressed with their "efforts" so far...