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Topic: Heterosexuals Need Not Apply:
DOD Extends Benefits Only to
Gay Unmarried ‘Partners’ |
Heterosexuals Need Not Apply:
DOD Extends Benefits Only to
Gay Unmarried ‘Partners’
Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey
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Original Article
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 2/19/2013 12:15:50 PM
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| Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has unilaterally issued a directive stating that the U.S. military will now extend certain benefits to unmarried domestic partners that were formerly reserved for married couples—but will only do so if the domestic partners certify in writing to the Department of Defense that they are of the same sex. Heterosexual unmarried partners do not qualify for the benefits—and thus are treated unequally by Panetta’s directive on the basis of their sexual orientation. Panetta issued his directive in a Feb. 11 memorandum to the secretaries of the military departments and the
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Comments:
Uhh, call me really stupid but isn´t this blatant discrimination?? I can´t even believe the things I am seeing from this regime. And it will just get worse.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
CleanhouseinDc, 2/19/2013 12:19:25 PM (No. 9184965)
Everyone is special, unless you are white, heterosexual, over 40, don´t break the law, are a legal citizen and have a job
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 2/19/2013 12:29:12 PM (No. 9184985)
I don´t believe they can do this. Those equal protections based upon sexual orientation do not apply to just homosexuals.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 2/19/2013 12:34:58 PM (No. 9184993)
FTA,
Among the benefits that DOD will now give to same-sex “domestic partners” but not heterosexual domestic partners are: joint duty assignments, legal assistance, disability and death compensation, child care, space-available travel on DOD aircraft, payments to missing persons, commissary privileges, exchange privileges, welfare and recreation programs, emergency leave, and youth programs.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Salt5792, 2/19/2013 12:40:12 PM (No. 9185008)
It´s sunset for America.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
GringoinQuito, 2/19/2013 1:36:16 PM (No. 9185116)
That big-nosed idiot, Panetta, just opened up a gigantic can of worms.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Kingbubo, 2/19/2013 1:41:28 PM (No. 9185124)
Maybe because homosexuals canno get married
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Redneck In NY, 2/19/2013 1:59:29 PM (No. 9185160)
Soooo, now you have to PROVE your in a homosexual relationship for the bennies? In writing? And what will happen when "in writing" isn´t enough? Video? Perform a homosexual sex act in front of a committee?
Like #6 said, this is gonna get interesting...
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
CEP, 2/19/2013 2:03:30 PM (No. 9185168)
They are still going to complain because they are not getting medical benefits.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
oh-heck, 2/19/2013 2:16:54 PM (No. 9185193)
Take them to court. You can´t do something grossly unconstitutional for good intentions. The law suit will garner attention that the MSM wouldn´t.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
fayebeck, 2/19/2013 2:24:40 PM (No. 9185208)
#2 of course "THEY" can do it and the courts will uphold it.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
wepeople, 2/19/2013 2:34:01 PM (No. 9185228)
These fools continue to give God the finger and think they can get away with it. When the grace is lifted woe be tide to these folks and our once great nation, so blessed by God.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
sonofboomercat, 2/19/2013 2:50:02 PM (No. 9185255)
I am so glad I retired from the military thirty years ago.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
SouthSanAntonio, 2/19/2013 3:00:54 PM (No. 9185270)
Gee, exactly how many times have the sodomite activists screamed that they only wanted ´´equal rights´´, not ´´special rights´´?!?!?!?!?
I guess they LIED (no shock at all)...
And you know this is only going to get far, far worse over the next four years!!!!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Mai Bad, 2/19/2013 3:49:56 PM (No. 9185351)
Yo...yo...Leon is going DOWN on this one. No pun intended.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
GOPJihad, 2/19/2013 4:01:30 PM (No. 9185367)
What if you are male and your "partner" is nominally a female, but claims to be a pre-op transsexual that you are engaged in a sexual relationship with? See, then you would be in a "homosexual" partnership eligible for benefits, right?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
sickened, 2/19/2013 5:09:28 PM (No. 9185469)
This is a pretty lame article. The Federal Government, with DOMA, declares that gay marriage is illegal. So, in order to give its gay employees equal marriage benefits, it cannot use a marriage license as the prerequisite. I cannot believe that the hets-only crowd is crowing now about unequal treatment and discrimination.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
jlw509, 2/19/2013 8:44:29 PM (No. 9185763)
#17, there are a lot of heterosexual couples that can´t get married, too: for instance, a brother and sister, a mother and son, a 30-year-old and a 13-year-old, a man and woman who are already married to somebody else. Should they all get benefits, too? Why not? Love = love, right?
I want two brothers to sign up for these DOD programs, certify they are both male, and say "Where´s my benefits?"
And then I want 3 of them to do it. Because love=love=love.
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