MILITARY TARGETED BY GAY ACTIVISTS
October 18, 2004
By Toby Westerman
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Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, in an exclusive interview with International News Analysis Today, stated that homosexual rights activists are seeking a gay-friendly military. If they are successful, the ability of "straight" military personnel to effectively function would be compromised, according to Donnelly.
Both the 2004 U.S. presidential election and a recently filed federal law suit may have a direct bearing upon the U.S. military's morale and readiness, Donnelly warned.
Of the two main contenders for U.S. president, Democratic Party candidate John
Kerry is a fervent, longtime supporter of the gay activist
military agenda, and would seek to implement that agenda
if elected, Donnelly stated.
Kerry's deep enthusiasm for homosexuals in the military expressed itself in an "arrogant and distasteful" attitude toward his opponents and ridicule for military personnel concerned about overt homosexual activity in barracks offering "little or no privacy," stated Donnelly, who cited Kerry's actions during 1993 Senate hearings on homosexuals in the armed forces.
Donnelly told INA Today of an incident involving the military's Defense Language Institute, from which 12 trainees were dismissed. Two of that number were alleged to have engaged in homosexual activity in the Institute's barracks.
The hearings in the Senate and the House led to Congress passing legislation banning homosexuals in the military, an enactment which survived a veto by then-president Bill Clinton.
Shortly after the congressional action, Clinton issued a presidential order establishing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for the military, referred to simply as "the policy." Donnelly urged U.S. President George Bush to reverse the Clinton-era measure, declaring that "the policy" is opposed to congressional mandate and confuses military regulations.
A Kerry victory in the presidential elections, however, may not be needed to advance the homosexual military agenda, observed Donnelly.
Gay rights activists have filed suit in Los Angeles federal court against both "the policy" and congressional legislation.
If the suit is unsuccessful, an appeal would be filed in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, known for its "strained, liberal decisions," Donnelly stated. A gay rights victory in the ninth circuit would lead to an appeal to the Supreme Court.
A Supreme Court review could make the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice hostage to pro-gay European legal precedents.
In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws in Texas, and, effectively, in every state in the union using European precedents favorable to homosexuals. European courts have also supported the concept of gay personnel serving without restrictions in the military, and have forced Britain's armed forces to accept homosexual recruits.
A gay victory could be achieved in the U.S. Supreme Court, if the Court chooses to use Euro precedents as it has done in the past. A pro-gays-in-the-military Supreme Court decision would be in direct contradiction to the expressed will of Congress and the vast majority of presently serving military personnel, Donnelly told INA Today.
Donnelly acknowledged that there are patriotic gays who want to serve their country, and said that everyone is capable of supporting the nation, but "not everyone is eligible to serve in the armed forces."
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