The gay right activists celebrated the injunction on the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ruling after Judge Virginia Phillips called it unconstitutional on and later on in Oct’ 12 she put an injunction on the 17year old ruling. In the DADT measure the people serving the military would not divulge about their sexual orientation, if they did and the authorities found out that they were homosexuals, the military recruits would be discharged.
While Judge Phillips took up the suit filed by Log Cabin Republicans six years ago and called the DADT unconstitutional and from Oct’ 12 the Pentagon allowed recruiting of the homosexuals, on Wednesday the Justice Department filed a suit asking for the stay order of the DADT.
In the 9th US Court of Appeals the three-judge panel granted the stay but didn’t issue any reason but stated that it is giving the court the time to pursue the issue fully and present it. At the moment though the cases regarding the homosexuals have been suspended by the Pentagon but it is unlikely with this new stay order the authorities will recruit any more homosexuals at the moment.
President Obama wants to repeal the DADT ruling but the Obama administration went for a stay order so that the Defense Department can study and see how the repeal of the ruling will affect the system. (ENSNN)
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