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Giant_Aspirin 07/27/17 4:08:24 PM #1: |
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/27/trump-transgender-military-ban-no-modification-241029?lo=ap_a1
There will be “no modifications” to the military’s transgender policy as a result of President Donald Trump’s declared ban on transgender men and women on Twitter, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs said in a message to top military officers on Thursday -- the latest sign of the disarray following the commander-in-chief's abrupt announcement. ha --- Now Playing: Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4) (~);} - Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreamin' - {;(~) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Samurontai 07/27/17 4:09:42 PM #2: |
So much winning
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BLAKUboy 07/27/17 4:10:25 PM #3: |
"...until the President's direction has been received by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary has issued implementation guidance."
Kind of an important part of the quote. --- Aeris dies if she takes more damage than her current HP - Panthera http://signavatar.com/26999_s.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Giant_Aspirin 07/27/17 4:11:11 PM #4: |
BLAKUboy posted...
"...until the President's direction has been received by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary has issued implementation guidance." yeah i guess "defiant" in the TT isn't quite the right word. --- Now Playing: Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4) (~);} - Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreamin' - {;(~) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mark_DeRosa 07/27/17 4:12:35 PM #5: |
So you're saying he made a statement that there won't be a change in policy until the President makes it???????
How is that defiant, he's literally stating facts --- Steve Nash | 13| Phoenix Suns | PPG: 16.9 | RPG: 3.60 | APG 11.3 | EFF: +22.96 http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/2283379/dance-o.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Giant_Aspirin 07/27/17 4:13:04 PM #6: |
so there's still a chance that he won't actually enact this policy and it was entirely a distraction or something
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Giant_Aspirin 07/27/17 4:13:41 PM #7: |
Mark_DeRosa posted...
So you're saying he made a statement that there won't be a change in policy until the President makes it??????? i got a little excited and created the topic after reading the headline, but later admitted that "defiant" was a poor word choice --- Now Playing: Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4) (~);} - Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreamin' - {;(~) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kolibri X 07/27/17 4:15:20 PM #8: |
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_Raich_ 07/27/17 4:19:34 PM #9: |
Here's an interesting tweet thread about it, from a more legal standpoint.
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/890618530600636416 the writer clearly has his own stance on the trans ban, but speaks separately on how the military is supposed to act in these situations, how what they are doing is in defiance of it, and the conflict it brings with previous WH positions of "take all tweets as direct orders" --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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