House votes to halt gay unions on military bases

[superfan1]

WASHINGTON - Intent on delaying a new policy allowing gays to serve openly in the armed forces, the House voted Friday to prohibit military chaplains from performing same-sex marriages on the nation's bases regardless of state law.

Comments

[salienne]

There is so so so much wrong here.

[angi_is_altered]

Seriously..getting so fucking annoyed.How is two gay person getting married hurting straight marriage? The answer is none.

[vanillakokakola]

this just reoccurred to me the other day when i was reading the post about michelle bachmann. i just don't get how it makes sense. not just denying gay people the right to marry, but hating them in general. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

[kittymink]

Bigotry doesn't make sense.

The only thing I can come up with is that many straight people are conditioned to fear and hate queer people bec of religious and cultural mores... that they need to get the fuck over.

[vanillakokakola]

but if you just think critically about it for like 8 seconds... i just can't, lol.

[goggle_kid]

"The strong bipartisan vote was 336-87 and reflected lawmakers' intent to ensure national security, preserve defense jobs across the nation and avoid deep cuts while the country is at war."

Do I detect a hint of sarcasm?

[kittymink]

ahahahaha

[hllangel]

Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., sponsor of the amendment, said he wanted to ensure that "America's military bases are not used to advance a narrow social agenda."

Ironic, isn't it?

*headdesk*

[ubiquitous_a]

Oh, you mean the fact that Republicans are using a defense spending bill to advance their own "narrow social agenda"? The ironies abound, yea verily. ;p

[chasingtides]

WTF NO