House votes to halt gay unions on military bases

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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

[winniecooper]

Eye roll. Still waiting for that non-existant jobs bill...

[sillysallyfckup]

"I fear that chaplains who refuse to perform these ceremonies may find themselves under attack and their careers threatened."

cry me a river

[vanillakokakola]

it's such a huge strawman argument too. frustrating.

[kittymink]

Come off it, Repugs

[one_hoopy_frood]

Fuck the House.

[redstar826]

but how will this create jobs???

[wrestlingdog]

I was coming here to post the exact same comment.

[salienne]

Bootstraps.

Rainbow bootstraps that we paint over in camouflage colors.

[vanillakokakola]

there's going to be a lot of man hours involved in painting over all of them, so i totally agree.