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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTodd Akin proposes 'license to bully' gays in the military?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/todd-akin-license-to-bully-anti-gay_n_2325039.htmlRep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) is pushing one last anti-gay bill before he leaves the House of Representatives.
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) lost to Democrat Claire McCaskill in November and will soon leave the House of Representatives. Before he goes, however, Akin wants to push one last anti-gay bill to undermine the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
In May, Akin first proposed the anti-gay bill, essentially a "license to bully," for the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, according to Think Progress.
Akin's "conscience clause" would purportedly protect the religious liberties of military personnel who disagree with homosexuality. Under the bill, the U.S. military must accommodate the conscience and sincerely held moral principles and religious beliefs of the members of the Armed Forces concerning the appropriate and inappropriate expression of human sexuality," according to the Washington Blade.
The Senate passed another version of the bill in December, without Akin's anti-gay proposal, according to Mother Jones. Now, the Missouri representative is pushing for its final approval, along with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Howard McKeon (R-Calif.). "They're pushing pretty hard," a House Democrat told the website.
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Todd Akin proposes 'license to bully' gays in the military? (Original Post)
Philosoraptor
Dec 2012
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Does Todd's bill "accommodate the...moral principles" of those who believe they should fuck all day?
Scuba
Dec 2012
#2
THOU SHALT NOT KILL. How does your "conscience clause" not encounter that part first?
slampoet
Dec 2012
#3
Why doesn't he just self-immolate himself on the floor of the House?
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Dec 2012
#4
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)1. how about we set up a dunking booth for asshole politicians.
I'd pay money to drop him into a tank filled with something nasty.
And think of the fund raising opportunities.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. Does Todd's bill "accommodate the...moral principles" of those who believe they should fuck all day?
slampoet
(5,032 posts)3. THOU SHALT NOT KILL. How does your "conscience clause" not encounter that part first?
I guess that is less important that shaming how people fuck.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)4. Why doesn't he just self-immolate himself on the floor of the House?
Aside from the lasting stench....well, never mind seeing as Ryan, Cantor and Bachmann remain anyway....it would be highly entertaining.
slampoet
(5,032 posts)5. He can borrow my jerry can.