Even before the advent of the 21st century, Congress approval percentages have competed with that of skim milk and for good reasons. In one of their more ludicrous rulings, the House saw 24Republicans cross the aisle and join Democrats and vote down an amendment that would have prohibited taxpayers from subsidizing transgender surgeries for the confused throughout our military. <\/p>\n
If some of those rogue Republicans had joined their majority by opposing gender experimentation as outlined in their partys platform, the vote would have been a victory for sanity. <\/p>\n
Rather, the amendment flamed out, 214-209. <\/p>\n
By enlistment age, ones gender wouldnt be an issue, but that was so last century. Theres no changing ones biology no matter how many surgeries one endures, regardless of societys sentiments. Its ones DNA, their physiology, and not some psychology manual that speak the unfettered truth. <\/p>\n
Gender identity is the ultimate rejection of absolute truth, and when truth is abandoned, everything is relative. <\/p>\n
God created the world with words, and transgender wasnt one of them. <\/p>\n
The first chapter of Genesis informs us that Divine Providence considers His human creation so special He made us in His own image male and female He created them. Imagine, a Supreme Being so politically incorrect. He thinks there are only two genders. At last count, Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook creation tell us there are 71. <\/p>\n
The last thing the military budget needs are costly sex-change surgeries as our forces continue to be stretched razor thin by 16 years of warfare, the longest tenure in American history. <\/p>\n
Missing in that calculus was the enforcement of the no-fly zone in Iraq after Desert Storm a quarter of a century ago. That has resulted in the now infamous scavenging of aircraft parts from whatever aircraft is available to keep the fleet flying, not to mention pilot and maintenance shortages. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson says the present fleet is too small for what the nation expects of it. The recent crash of a Marine Corps KC-130 tanker killing all 16 on-board in a soybean field in Mississippi begs the same. <\/p>\n
Naturally, House Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi claimed not voting down this disgusting amendment is unprecedented, unacceptable and undermines our national security. <\/p>\n
Who knew that the number of transgendered individuals, which is .2 percent of the overall population, is that significant in the armed forces that it would undermine national security? Moreover, how did the militarys transgender policy make our military more capable of accomplishing its mission? <\/p>\n
One who did emasculate national security was Bradley Manning, now known as Chelsea, who was found guilty of violating the Espionage and Computer Fraud Abuse Acts, among others. In one of his final acts in office, Obama commuted Mannings 35-year sentence to time served as the taxpayer picked up the tab for his transition to Chelsea. <\/p>\n
Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri filed the amendment saying, Military service is a privilege, not a right. It is predicated on winning wars and defeating the enemy. All decisions on personnel and funding should be made with this in mind. <\/p>\n
Enter President Trump last week who, after eight years of Obamas social engineering, agreed, saying that after consulting with my generals and military experts, the U.S. government willnot accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military. <\/p>\n
Still unconvinced? <\/p>\n
Walt Heyer, a former transsexual, has written extensively about the many pathologies associated with transgender individuals. He said, Why subject the military to this group of people, which will do nothing but sap the morale of our fighting men and women? <\/p>\n
War is about victory and not about being politically correct. <\/p>\n
When, if ever, will the Democrats in Congress figure this out? <\/p>\n
Greg Maresca is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He lives in Elysburg. <\/p>\n
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