Republicans fight woke initiatives through Defense bill; accused of ‘living in the 1950s’
Republicans pass a defense bill in the House that will not pass muster with either the Senate or with Joe Biden. The bill attempts to roll back woke initiatives that the left has successfully incorporated into the military. One Republican wanted to ban CRT from being taught in the military. Another argued that we should focus on making the military more lethal. However, one of the Democrats dismissed this initiative as the Republicans “living in the 1950s.”
From Fox News:
There wasn’t a lot of debate about missiles and troops in this year’s defense bill. But once the amendments hit, it was all about abortion, transgender surgeries and diversity initiatives.
“We’re voting to get rid of this left-wing, socialistic, woke agenda,” declared Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., on the floor. “Now we can get back to protecting the citizens of this country.”
Conservatives aimed to prohibit service members from using the military’s health plan to pay for transgender treatments. There was an effort to restrict books with “radical gender ideology” in military libraries. Burchett authored an amendment to require those who identify as men to register for the draft.
“If these folks want to be treated like man, they need to act like men,” said Burchett.
That said, Burchett’s plan never received formal consideration on the floor.
But no other issue loomed as large as a conservative effort to slash reimbursements for troops or those under the military health care system umbrella to seek abortions across state lines.
“It feels like House Republicans want to live in the 1950s,” said House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.
There was worry the military culture clash could crash the entire defense bill. Some Republicans fretted that the conservative social policy issues went too far.
“We were told we’re not going to mess with women traveling out of state. What we are we doing this week? NDAA? Potentially messing with women who are traveling out of state,” said Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. “We have a chance to show compassion to women this week. And I really just hope we don’t screw it up. I hope we don’t drop the ball.”
Yet despite Mace’s consternation about the abortion plan, she seemingly reversed course to support the very abortion amendment in question.
“Research told me today, and looking at the amendment and the legislation, it didn’t have to do with the women getting time off after they’ve had the procedure. The military doesn’t reimburse travel for elective procedures as a general policy rule,” said Mace.
Fox News has additional details here.
Category: Military issues, SJW Idiocy
Ironic since Biden, Pelosi, Sanders and Feinstein actually all lived in the 50s. I think Feinstein was in high school.
Or college judging by her looking. I was unaware humans had mastered the art of cheating death.
Lots of ‘cosmetic surgery’ there. Mostly performed by amateurs with ’Do It Yourself’ kits.
I think Sanders and Feinstein were both serving their 5th terms.
Im sure Paul was into other men’s hammers back then too
The ’50s was quite accurate (the LGBT crowd actually claims this now and “cancels” it’s own who refuse to mess with kids):
I say they stop messing around. Remove ALL Federal Military bases from every state in red. Otherwise they are just a bunch of hypocrites. And do it now, don’t wait. We don’t want one liberal woman to have to suffer through having baby.
https://fortune.com/2022/06/24/abortion-laws-by-state/
CRT, HMMMM, that’s what the Nazis taught in their schools.
Back-to-back years of missing recruiting goals, and The Leftists want to double down on more of the same shitty policies.
I guess democrats care more about ideology than our kids lives. If we as a country don’t get our heads out of our asses we will lose tens of thousands in a war with China that we are not prepared to fight. At least in the 50s our military knew it’s purpose and our leadership at least tried to be apolitical. If shit hits the fan we will out of necessity reinstate a draft and our kids will be at the mercy of incompetent leadership. We need to get our priorities straight and go back to a military that trains hard and realistically, demands excellence from its members and a focused leadership willing to advocate for our security. Make the military something to be proud of again, not a social engineering experiment.
The military is not in the business of breaking stuff and bouncing rubble anymore?
From what my contacts still in say, nope. Just drum circles and Kumbaya choruses.
Doesn’t appear to be the priority it once was.
Does Chiner still force women to abort female embryos but continue to give birth to males? Askin’ for a frien….
Yup they still suck. But they are taking bouncing us off the top of the heap seriously and we’re bogged down in 32 genders, racial division, and a large part of our population hates everything we ever stood for. We need to wake up.
Point of clarification:
The (D)emon-rats don’t give a rat’s adz about children, freedom, truth, justice, or the American Way.
They scoff at God even as they invoke His Name and mouth “religious” platitudes, thinking to deceive Him and those who love Him.
All they care about is power and the approval of their own group.
Judgement Day will be terror and devastation for them as their riches and works will be completely consumed in the Fire and they themselves cast into the Lake of Fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Unfortunately on judgment day, it won’t just be Democrats and politicians. There will also be lots of lesser folks. And maybe even a couple from here.
Sadly.
I may be wrong, but isn’t that Bo Gritz (sp?)? One of the Son Tay raiders. Not sure if all stolen valor, or just looks ridiculous. I know his 201 file, but I think that he actually was awarded at least most of that.
Again, I’m not sure about anything above, just seems like I remember him from the late 80s, when he ran for President.
Meant to day I don’t know his 201 file.
The reason LTC Gritz looks ridiculous is because he has pinned all his medals on his greens. This is totally contra the uniform regulations. Also he has sewn an “airborne” tab above his Ranger tab on his left sleeve. Since he spent six years in SF in Vietnam, the Vietnamese likely awarded every medal in their military to him.
It is, he does look silly because firstly; no more than 3 and secondly precedence is all out of whack. IE, The DFC he has at the top but the SS is supposed higher.
I don’t know what the one next to the SS is. Maybe a Vietnamese award. It looks like he has ALL of theirs.
Anyone heard of Racial Ethnic Designation Category (REDCAT):
https://andmagazine.substack.com/p/the-bolsheviks-knew-they-had-to-target?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
“The power to tax is the power to control.”
There is a relationship I would like the House to consider, deeply and earnestly: the power to not spend is the power to unabuse!
Shut it all down!
Stop the remittances all over this land and take back the limited size and scope of Our government!
Of course these assclowns will find “a middle ground” that’ll be anything but.
Washington D.C. will be renamed “Grand District of George Floyd” with these spineless fucking losers at the helm.
Testify! The ONLY purpose of the Federal Military Services should be “… to provide for the common defence…” NOT a social experiment, NOT a place to feel all warm and fuzzy, NOT a place to have someone else pay for changing what God gave you.
This is pure and utter bull sh^t. NOBODY is forced to join, there is NO draft, you know (or should know) what is expected of you when you raise that right hand. Don’t like the rules of the Military Service? Simple…DON’T JOIN.
I personally think a return to a Military with a 1950s defend the country attitude would be a good thing. As you said, tho, it won’t happen. Too late, nobody is coming to save us but us ourselves.
“…adventurous abroad and despotic at home…”
Prepare.
“It feels like House Republicans want to live in the 1950s,” said House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.
No, I’d have to say it’s more like we want to get back to living in the year 2000.
I wish we were living in the 50’s.
I Like Ike!!!
And tri 5 chebbies.
As this blog’s only anti-social socialist, we must be pushing forward to allow all of the unwashed fringe groups to be represented and counted as equals among all of those in the working class. It’s called PROGRESS!
The dwarf multilingual pansexuals from lower Arkentucky must have equal, if not greater, representation and rights in the new socialist society that are progressing towards!
POWER TO THE DWARF MULTILINGUAL PANSEXUALS!
THE COMMISSARIAT IS FIGHTING FOR YOU!
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/07/14/wow-just-wow-presidential-candidate-mike-pence-says-a-collapsing-usa-is-not-his-concern-supporting-ukraine-is-cherries.
Hope somebody is still awake at this hour to see it and alert the others who may have missed it.
Pence certainly not looking like he is out for our best interest. Trump is correct (again) in hammering all who aren’t pro America.
This most recent version of my moniker says it all…Thank. God.