By: Drewski

Drewski — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:48:41 +0000

One of the reasons I voted for President Obama was that he is articulate; unlike his predecessor, he is comfortable with the English language. President Obama has an incisive mind. I respect his intellect and the wisdom gained from his life experiences. These comments are eloquent (whether or not he actually wrote them, he shaped them). How is it that this articulate, incisive, eloquent man can fail to acknowledge how empty his words have come to sound? Congress and the military have both made sympathetic noises about repeal of DADT, and there’s no indication that DOMA repeal is so much harder than asking Congress to write and pass the bill. Yes, we have hate-crimes protection now, and I thank the President, the Congress, and the people who worked for over a decade to make it happen. There are those who say we should be patient because the President has so much on his plate. If you consider repeal of two discriminatory Federal laws a “minor” issue, you haven’t paid attention to a half-century of civil rights legislation. Both laws will be repealed, either by the courts or by Congress. It’s a matter of time, but it really wouldn’t take much time to craft legislation for repeal. There is nothing inappropriate about President Obama telling Congress that he will sign a bill (bills) repealing DADT and DOMA. He can’t write the bill(s) himself, but he can tell Congress he’ll sign it/them if presented to him. He won’t do that, but he will defend DOMA to the utmost. The hate-crimes bill is not the achievement it would’ve otherwise been for the President, because he still displays a lack of action that leaves many people wondering if his equivocation is really just an extended passive-aggressive gesture.

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By: Drewski