Todd Akin Pushes 'License To Bully' Anti-Gay Bill In Final Days As Congressman

[unhappycamper]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/todd-akin-license-to-bully-anti-gay_n_2325039.html



Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) is pushing one last anti-gay bill before he leaves the House of Representatives.

Todd Akin Pushes 'License To Bully' Anti-Gay Bill In Final Days As Congressman
The Huffington Post
By Cavan Sieczkowski
Posted: 12/18/2012 6:10 pm EST | Updated: 12/18/2012 6:26 pm EST

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.

[Lil Missy]

1. What a fucker.

jackass

[joeybee12]

2. Scum until the bitter end...nt and knr

[WillParkinson]

3. So if I think heterosexuality is morally wrong...

They have to accept that, right?

[okasha]

4. How does one "disagree"

with another person's innate characteristics? As an NA, do I "disagree with" blue eyes? Being ambidextrous, do I "disagree" with single-handedness" Or, since I can't carry a tune in a bucket, do I "disagree" with singers who can?

"Disagree with" here means nothing more nor less than "allowed to harrass or persecute."

[dsc]

5. a supposedly watered down version passed the conference committee

[HillWilliam]

6. They'd go up for grabs if the shoe hit the other foot

and we started boppin' fundies on the head (as they so richly deserve).

They should count their lucky stars we're better than they are and not prone to stoop.

Lord help me, I'm sinnin' in the heart and thinkin' it.