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Originally Posted by Willravel
He's running for reelection.
The country is center-left for the moment, but a lot of people out there are still scared to death of the homosexuality issue. Considering that Prop 8 passed, I'm convinced we need more significant social change before governmental change can occur on this issue. New England has been able to move forward because the people were already convinced that there's nothing wrong with homosexuality. Until we can do that in all the blue states, it wouldn't be politically smart for President Obama to move on the issue. It's a real shame, too, because there are a lot of people that are victimized by homosexual inequality.
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The American people are not scared of the homosexuality issue.
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By a 57 percent to 36 percent margin, Americans say openly gay service members should be allowed to serve in the United States military, a new Quinnipiac University poll finds.
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Poll: Most Want "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
This, even without specificity regarding what "openly gay" is. Some envision San Francisco gay parades, and other envision their gay neighbors who are pretty normal - when presented with the term "openly gay".
Homosexuals have been serving in the US military before this nation gained independence. Initially the issue was not about a declaration of homosexuality that would lead to discharge but actually engaging in certain sexual behaviors. I have no problems with military codes restricting certain sexual activity of or between people in the military on active duty. The issue of a declaration of homosexuality from inception has been counter productive in my view. On those occasions when the military allowed the harassment of people because they were different in any respect indicates a clear lack of military discipline and leadership. The Clinton compromise was wrong from the beginning and is wrong now. All that is needed is a commander-in-chief who won't tolerate harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation, sex, race, religion, national origin, and even age in my view. If a person can do their job, let them do it.
Obama was never serious about most of the things he promised