Supreme Court Rules to remove Trans from military

[Charlize]

I hate to post this but with the two trump appointments the vote was 5 to 4.  I'm sure there will be more news upcoming but i heard this on the radio just a bit ago.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

[Cyndee]

Don't you think it's time to change the command in chief ?

 

Someone that skipped out when he was called, a draft dodger that bought his way out (bone spurs?),  Perhaps karma will catch him and the "probe" will finally take him out of office, the president has his own legal issues to face.....

 

There are still many appeals and other cases pending, this is not a done deal by a long shot, however this is a legal set back today and for now no new Trans can enlist.

 

This article sums up today's decision.

 

https://apnews.com/45b6f92f726e48988de948cdba2ee026

 

 

 

[SugarMagnolia]

Couple of moderating points that I *believe* are true:
- This didn't decide the case, just stopped the stays in two cases
- The ACLU still has a nationwide case pending whose stay on enforcing the policy is still in effect

Still very depressing, though.The sheer petty vindictiveness of all of this continues to astonish me. It has nothing to do with actual fighting efficiency, the military has said that, but rather just bigoted "own the libs" small mindedness simply for it's own sake. 

This is why we continue to fight for trans affirmative policy, legislation and elected officials!
 

[Carolyn Marie]

Nothing is guaranteed in this matter.  As i understand it, this was not a ruling on the merits of the arguments for an against, but a decision to let the military move ahead on certain aspects of the policy.  The one sure thing that the decision does is keep new trans recruits from enlisting, for now.

 

It doesn't bode well, for sure.  But lets hope that at least one of the five conservatives can be persuaded when its time to fully argue this case.  Maybe by then we'll have a new POTUS and VPOTUS.

 

Carolyn Marie

[VickySGV]

Another point I heard from one of the significant legal players is that some of the problem is that the POTUS has that type of power in matter as a default because there is no specific law on the books from Congress.  I don't see it soon, and I am also sure that other than rejection of new recruits who check the wrong box on the enlistment contract, there will be time needed to even play this back to 10 years ago,. 

 

My consoling image at the minute is of a horse who has pulled a certain dead body's hearse in a ceremonial funeral and is now watering the grass by the grave.  I can think of several for the honor.