Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Sam and Peter Don't Speak for Me
I saw this over at Think Progess:
Today Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) circulated a letter in support of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Peter Pace: “The question is whether personal moral beliefs should disqualify an individual from positions of leadership in the U.S. military? We think not. General Pace’s recent remarks do not deserve the criticism they have received. In fact, we applaud General Pace for maintaining a personal commitment to moral principles.”
Every single person knows someone who is gay. It could be a family member, a friend, or co-worker. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Pace's comments and Senator Brownback's support of those comments have hurt a lot of people. Since when do they speak for all Americans? How do they have the right to call people immoral? What about those 50 translators who could have helped the government, but were let go because they were gay? How many men and women in our military have given their lives for this country and were gay? Would Pace and Brownback call them immoral also?
Today Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) circulated a letter in support of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Peter Pace: “The question is whether personal moral beliefs should disqualify an individual from positions of leadership in the U.S. military? We think not. General Pace’s recent remarks do not deserve the criticism they have received. In fact, we applaud General Pace for maintaining a personal commitment to moral principles.”
Every single person knows someone who is gay. It could be a family member, a friend, or co-worker. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Pace's comments and Senator Brownback's support of those comments have hurt a lot of people. Since when do they speak for all Americans? How do they have the right to call people immoral? What about those 50 translators who could have helped the government, but were let go because they were gay? How many men and women in our military have given their lives for this country and were gay? Would Pace and Brownback call them immoral also? 