REP: LOG CABIN Vs.
Gob. FEDERAL: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The Log Cabin Republicans will present closing arguments on Friday in a trial challenging the federal government on "don't ask, don't tell."
The final day of the two week trial is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California in Riverside. The group says that their suit is the first to directly challenge the law, which was enacted by Congress in 1993. They first filed the suit in 2004.
While the Department of Justice, arguing on the government's behalf has argued Congress acted rationally when devising the law banning gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military, the Log Cabin Republicans' attorney Dan White has argued that the law is unconstitutional, and motivated by "animus, prejudice, hostility, ignorance, [and] fear of gays and lesbians."
According to AP, the Log Cabin Republicans appealed to U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips to file an injunction declaring the law unconstitutional. She is expected present a written verdict, though it may take many weeks before she submits her decision. Experts say she may hold out until after Congress decides whether or not to repeal "don't ask, don't tell."
Advocate.com/ July 22, 2010/Michelle Garcia
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