Don't Ask, Don't Tell Ruled Unconstitutional

One of the interesting things here is that the judge, Virginia Phillips, has ruled that, the policy has a, " 'direct and deleterious effect' on the armed services, which will make the overturn at the appellate level more difficult, since appeals are typically based on matters of law, and this is a determination of fact, but note that I'm an engineer, not a lawyer, dammit!^*

The judge will be issuing an injunction against separations, but will be giving the government time to appeal before doing so, so I expect another round of accelerated witch hunts in the Pentagon over the next few weeks.

This is an acid test of the Obama administration's dedication to gay rights. If they go for a stay, i.e. keep expelling gays from the military, during appeals, they are not merely doing their duty to defend existing laws, as they have previously argued, they are actively and aggressively anti-gay rights.

My money is on Obama making the wrong decision both morally and politically, and going full bore against this decision, because I think that, much like Bill Clinton, there is a level of political, if not personal revulsion, against "te ghay" that drives them to do truly stupid and hateful things.

^*I LOVE IT when I get to go all Doctor McCoy!!!