Military Lab Rats

by Oliver North
www.humanevents.com

During his presidential campaign, Mr. Obama frequently promised he would reverse the U.S. military’s long-standing “policy” prohibiting homosexuals from serving in our military. Last October, at a Human Rights Campaign dinner, he said “I'm working with the Pentagon, its leadership and the members of the House and Senate on ending this policy…I will end ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell.’ That's my commitment to you."

Last week, tucked into the closing paragraphs of his State of the Union address, the president said, “this year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are.” Set aside the disingenuous rhetoric -- it’s not about “who they are,” it’s really about “what they do” -- we now know the “repeal” process is already well underway.

Unasked and unanswered are “where do we go from here” questions the Senators should have posed: If Congress changes the law and allows overt, practicing homosexuals in the ranks, should NAMBLA members be allowed to serve? Will those who advocate abolishing “age of consent” laws be allowed to don a uniform? Will the military have to acknowledge “same sex marriages?” Will military chaplains be required to perform such rituals? Will “same-sex couples” be entitled to military housing? Will these “couples” be allowed to serve in the same unit or aboard the same ship?

Congress should not wait to decide this issue and become party to potentially irreparable damage to our military. Congress controls the purse strings of the Pentagon. Both houses should go on record now so “We The People” know who favors treating America’s Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Guardsmen, and Marines like lab rats in Mr. Obama’s radical social experiment.

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