In 1950, President Harry Truman signed the uniform code of military justice, which set up discharge rules for homosexual service members (Washingtonpost.com – A history of don’t ask don’t tell 2010). In 1982, a defense directive from Ronald Reagan stated that “ Homosexuality is incompatible with military service” and that people who state that they’re bisexual were discharged. In 1993, Bill Clinton issued a defense directive that military applicants should not be asked about their sexual orientation which later became known as the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. In 2010, the Senate voted 65-31 to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, which ended the 17 year-old ban on gays serving openly in the military. Retired U.S Army Colonel, Dave Bedey, discusses why he was against the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy with the Washington post in an e-mail interview.
Many senior military officials and a majority of the American public opposed this move at the time. When Clinton was elected, the issue of allowing gays in the military was on the top of his list; however, when the White House attempted to unilaterally repeal the ban stumbled and congress passed a law to keep openly gay men and women from serving (Webley). Gays were allowed to serve so long as they kept quiet about their sexual orientation. Thus the phrase “Don’t
When evaluating the President’s relationship in regards to habeas corpus, one must first consider whether or not the President even has the right to confine individuals. “Absent a military conflict, the answer is likely no, whereas when Congress specifically authorizes detention, the answer is certainly yes” (Howe, 2014, p. 678). After 9/11, Congress had passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). AUMF allowed the President to “use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organization or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations, or persons” (Howe, 2014, p. 678). No matter what AUMF says however, one thing that it does not clearly state is whether or not the President is allowed to confine individuals.
Former president, Bill Clinton, temporarily resolved the issue of gays in the military with his "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. While many oppose gays being drafted out of moral concern of forcing our nation's men to serve with gays, others would view it as unfair for gays not to have to bear the "burden" of serving in the army because of their sexual orientation, stated by Eric Naing of the Independent Daily News of Illinois. Additionally, given the increasing acceptance of homosexuality, in the case of a draft, many straight males would claim to be gay to avoid service. Draft dodging would take on a new meaning. Now all draft dodgers would have to do is claim to be homosexual to avoid military service.
Post-Civil War, under a Republican Congress, the Court was reluctant to hand down any decision that questioned the legitimacy of military courts, especially in the occupied South. The President's ability to suspend habeas corpus independently of Congress, a central issue, was not addressed, probably because it was moot with respect to the case at hand. Though President Lincoln suspended the writ nationwide on September 24, 1862,[1] Congress ratified this action almost six months later, on March 3, 1863, with the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act. Milligan was detained in 1864, well after Congress formally suspended the writ. That notwithstanding, military jurisdiction had been
The war began due to North Vietnam being a communist country, while the US wanted to prevent a communist country taking over the south part of Vietnam. The media played an important role in the war, as the media brought the war into the American’s homes, showing the Americans all the realities of warfare. Many things were showed to the Americans. The coverage that the media showed to the Americans horrified them in many ways: wounded civilians, children who had lost their parents, many villages destroyed, search and destroy missions etc. The war was pointless in the American’s eyes and they thought that America had no right to impose its views on Vietnam.
There were various scenes that portrayed V as a terrorist and other’s that portrayed him as a hero showing him sticking up for others that were tortured like him. In V for Vendetta, V’s character is a hero, V’s actions are justified to achieve his goal, and he is a major symbol in the film. In the Film V For Vendetta, V represents a hero throughout the story while also performed terrorist acts. V believes that the country had forgotten the meaning of their buildings, which he feels is similar to the government forgetting the meaning of everyone having the right to live free. V’s main goal is to scare the country with terrorist attacks in order to bring them together.
On March 19, 2001, Judicial Watch urged the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to reject the plea agreement under which Bill Clinton’s friend James T. Riady and the Lippo Bank escaped with what was for them a slap on the wrist for their serious violations of campaign finance laws and other crimes. The pleading submitted by Judicial Watch is a clear and comprehensive summary of those crimes. It makes a persuasive case that the punishment agreed to by the Reno Justice Department and approved by the Ashcroft Justice Department does not come close to fitting the crimes and should have been set aside. The media coverage of this miscarriage of justice has been confined to reporting the judge’s acceptance of the plea agreement ? a fine of $8.6
Some examples would be the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense. In the era of Andrew Johnson, that option was not yet available. Upon entering his Presidency, Andrew Johnson wanted to appoint new people to positions that were occupied by those who were appointed by Abraham Lincoln. The majority of Congress was in opposition to Andrew Johnson and his ideas on the Reconstruction of the southern states, and in response to his reappointments The Tenure of Office Act was passed despite Johnson’s veto. The Act simply forbade the President from removing officials appointed with the approval of the Senate from office without the approval of the Senate.
Christina Ortiz Professor DeBellis Foundations of Psychology 12/7/11 Psychological Effects of Same Sex Orientation in the Military Since the wildly debated policy otherwise known as the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” was made into law in 1993, the controversy over the role of gays in the military has been heavily disputed amongst Congress in its following years. “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” restricts the military’s ability to question members about their sexual preference hence “Don’t ask”, and allows homosexual, gay, and transgender individuals to serve provided they do no openly discuss their sexual orientation and abstain from any homosexual activities (“Don’t Tell”). Since 1993, 12,500 gay men and lesbians have been discharged from the military when their sexual orientation became evident whether on their own account or from a third party. In an article published in September of this year by the New York Times entitled ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, the Senate along with the House voted to repeal the policy, sending the stipulation to President Obama, who signed into law on December 22nd, 2010. The policy was first endorsed after former president Bill Clinton had unsuccessfully tried to overturn a current ban on gay military members.