A conservative military watchdog says the Pentagon has set a disturbing precedent in allowing a homosexual member of Congress to take her "domestic partner" with her on a congressional fact-finding trip to Europe.
According to Politico.com, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) successfully intervened with Defense Secretary Robert Gates in order to get Tammy Baldwin's (D-Wisconsin) "domestic partner" Lauren Azar on the military flight in question. Under House guidelines, members of Congress may take their spouses with them on military flights if there is room for them and when it is necessary for protocol purposes. But while military officials were apparently unwilling to consider Azar a spouse within the meaning of the House guidelines, Pelosi was able to convince Gates to make an exception. Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness calls this situation "a slippery slope." "This sets a disturbing precedent because it tends to suggest that marriage doesn't matter, [and that] marriage of people of same-sex or any such association should be treated as the equivalent of marriage," she contends. Donnelly believes this gives ammunition to those who want to change the military's policy of not allowing homosexuals in the military. "This is an incremental step forward for the gay rights agenda," she continues. "These things are all interconnected. This radical social change doesn't always happen overnight with a court ruling. Sometimes it comes creeping along incrementally." According to the military watchdog, vigilance is in order because homosexual activists -- like those who advocate women serving in combat -- always seem to push their agenda with deception first. "Then they follow that with demands that the precedent that is set should be followed from that point forward," she explains. Those who support the law banning homosexuals from the military, warns Donnelly, must be diligent in opposing the agenda of people like Congresswoman Baldwin, who has been a forceful advocate for special rights for homosexuals.
According to Politico.com, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) successfully intervened with Defense Secretary Robert Gates in order to get Tammy Baldwin's (D-Wisconsin) "domestic partner" Lauren Azar on the military flight in question. Under House guidelines, members of Congress may take their spouses with them on military flights if there is room for them and when it is necessary for protocol purposes. But while military officials were apparently unwilling to consider Azar a spouse within the meaning of the House guidelines, Pelosi was able to convince Gates to make an exception. Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness calls this situation "a slippery slope." "This sets a disturbing precedent because it tends to suggest that marriage doesn't matter, [and that] marriage of people of same-sex or any such association should be treated as the equivalent of marriage," she contends. Donnelly believes this gives ammunition to those who want to change the military's policy of not allowing homosexuals in the military. "This is an incremental step forward for the gay rights agenda," she continues. "These things are all interconnected. This radical social change doesn't always happen overnight with a court ruling. Sometimes it comes creeping along incrementally."
According to the military watchdog, vigilance is in order because homosexual activists -- like those who advocate women serving in combat -- always seem to push their agenda with deception first. "Then they follow that with demands that the precedent that is set should be followed from that point forward," she explains. Those who support the law banning homosexuals from the military, warns Donnelly, must be diligent in opposing the agenda of people like Congresswoman Baldwin, who has been a forceful advocate for special rights for homosexuals.
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