The calculation is to have a culture war to solidify his base of 35% for the mid terms.
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Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell
Are you folks sure you don't want to move north? This was tweeted after Trump's tweet:
http://twitter.com/user/status/890288099573600256
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Well, the ban may play in Peoria, but it isn't going over too well with the
GOP in Congress. Orrin Hatch, of all reactionary people —
Forward to the 19th Century! — expressed a feeling that it wasn't a good policy.
Quote:-- The real impetus behind Trump’s snap announcement, via Politico’s Rachael Bade and Josh Dawsey: “House Republicans were planning to pass a spending bill stacked with his campaign promises, including money to build his border wall with Mexico. But … insiders feared they might not have the votes to pass the legislation because defense hawks wanted a ban on Pentagon-funded sex reassignment operations — something GOP leaders wouldn’t give them. They turned to Trump, who didn’t hesitate. … (But) House Republicans were never debating expelling all transgender troops from the military. ‘This is like someone told the White House to light a candle on the table and the WH set the whole table on fire,’ a senior House Republican aide said in an email. The source said that although GOP leaders asked the White House for help on the taxpayer matter specifically, they weren’t expecting — and got no heads up on — Trump’s far-reaching directive.”
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Big Brother is watching
you. And
damn, you are so bloody
BORING.
And no word yet to the Pentagon from Trump to implement a ban..maybe he's hoping we'd all just have amnesia about the thing?
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Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell
He'd like to think that, wouldn't he?
After all, it's worked so well before.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Let's not stop discussing this, then.
There are 18 countries (not including the USA) where openly transgender people are allowed to serve in the military.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/countries- ... -1.4222205
Among these countries are Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada - all NATO members. The POTUS does not have hiring and firing authority over allied militaries, and NATO militaries are expected to work together during exercises and times of emergency. How does that affect things?
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
And now there's a constitutional-challenge lawsuit.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lgbt-lawsu ... -1.4240688--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012