On October 22nd, the US Senate voted to approve HR 2647 which was to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes.
BOTH of Georgia's senators voted against the bill because of an amendement within the bill that added sexual orientation as protection under a Hate Crimes Law. This means if someone is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered, crimes of discrimination against them are protected the same as if a crime were based on their race.
Saxby was even the star speaker on the Senate floor expressing his opinion against this bill. Since this was a bill of fiscal support for our Armed Forces, let it be noted when re-election time comes. Saxby isn't the friend of the military that he claims to be.
He voted against fiscal support of the military and the expansion of military retirement and disability benefits because other citizens who currently aren't allowed such benefits would be protected from harm under the law.
His hate for a group of people was stronger than his dedication to our armed forces and vetrans. Lets remember this when he somes to THIS military town I live in stumping for votes. He's not the friend we thought he was.
Does any of this make any sense? Saxby Chambliss was my congressman for a few years before entering the Senate. He always claimed to be a friend of the military. If so, then why vote against supporting it?
Oh, cause them "homosexchalls" might be protected under the law from someone bashing them upside the head.
And those staunch military supporters who are on Chambliss' side are so pissed about a pending hate crimes law they forget all about their "friend" just threw them under the bus.
I am daring someone to justify that!
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PS: I really don't like when they add amendments in these bills that have nothing to do with the original intent. But the problem is both political sides often sneak in these things to get something passed. This time the Democrats were successful. And Saxby's dissention was in vain along with 28 other Senators. Together, their vote threw the Armed Forces and our Veterans under the bus.
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