San Francisco bans ROTC

[black roadster]

This is bullshit!

San Francisco claims to be tolerant of all people and their choices unless it involves the Military.

I think the Federal Government needs to pull all Federal funding to the San Fran ISD.

[TheChadVIII]

That is crap, the military is a very good path for some highschool teenagers and ROTC is a great way to get them more interested and familiar with what that entails.

But either way I can't stand listening or reading editorials by O'Reilly. It was a 4-2 vote, so 4 people thought it was a good idea. Plus the decision will probably be reversed after getting on the news as usual haha.

[POS Racing]

But either way I can't stand listening or reading editorials by O'Reilly.

Same here!

Can someone give me the readers digest version on why they booted the ROTC??

[Treibenschnell]

That's silly... although I am surprised the ACLU hasn't moved on this yet.

[sammm]

Bill O'Reilly is an idiot, but I do agree with him this time.

[TheChadVIII]

In the article he never actually says why the ban happened or what reasons were behind bringing the issue to a vote. The ban was put into effect because the program conflicts with school policy as the military restricts those who are openly gay. Bill even goes on to say that the ACLU should do something on the matter. If they fight it then they're keeping down the openly gays, and if they don't then they put out the students who were in the program. They're probably still thinking what to do.


One vote by 6 board members about a club in 7 highschools probably doesn't prove that San Francisco values are non-democratic, however.

That good POS?

[srivendel]

I'm moving to Knoxville instead.

S.

[POS Racing]

So why would anyone at ACU care what going on in San Fran???

[TheChadVIII]

Ahahaha my friend goes there, I just remember passing by it going to Arizona back in highscool with him and him saying "its in the middle of the desert?"

[Treibenschnell]

The desert? What do they know about being in the desert in Abilene. Let them move west and really find out.

[black roadster]

The ban was put into effect because the program conflicts with school policy as the military restricts those who are openly gay.

However...

Supporters say the military's "don't ask, don't tell policy" doesn't apply to JROTC -- there are gay cadets - and gay instructors - in the program.


I'm a fan of O'Reilly when I agree with him.

Not all San Franciscoans are anti-military thank goodness. Another SF Gate article

This quote really gets me.

"We don't want the military ruining our civilian institutions," said Sandra Schwartz, of the American Friends Service Committee, an organization actively opposing JROTC nationwide. "In a healthy democracy ... you contain the military. You must contain the military."

It's not like we have parades of tanks and soldiers marching through the capital.

[Miatamaniac92]

Sheesh, what a bunch of hippies.

Chris

[altiain]

This quote really gets me.

"We don't want the military ruining our civilian institutions," said Sandra Schwartz, of the American Friends Service Committee, an organization actively opposing JROTC nationwide. "In a healthy democracy ... you contain the military. You must contain the military."

It's not like we have parades of tanks and soldiers marching through the capital.

Hmm... cause and effect at work?

I don't necessarily agree with the opinion BR quoted, merely playing advocate

[OzCop]

However...

Supporters say the military's "don't ask, don't tell policy" doesn't apply to JROTC -- there are gay cadets - and gay instructors - in the program.


I'm a fan of O'Reilly when I agree with him.

Not all San Franciscoans are anti-military thank goodness. Another SF Gate article

This quote really gets me.



It's not like we have parades of tanks and soldiers marching through the capital.

Yep, what he said...