Wilshire@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 days agoBiden expected to pardon military veterans convicted under military law banning gay sex, officials saywww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down13
arrow-up1327arrow-down1external-linkBiden expected to pardon military veterans convicted under military law banning gay sex, officials saywww.cnn.comWilshire@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squarejettrscga@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-29 days agoOr the timing lines up with the California court case that was just recently allowed to move forward for LGBTQ+ veterans to sue the Department of Defense. Seems more like a reaction to national news than your cynical politician thing.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·9 days agoSo he only pardoned them at long last because he didn’t want to deal with them suing? How is that better?
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoHow would this prevent them from suing?
Or the timing lines up with the California court case that was just recently allowed to move forward for LGBTQ+ veterans to sue the Department of Defense.
Seems more like a reaction to national news than your cynical politician thing.
So he only pardoned them at long last because he didn’t want to deal with them suing?
How is that better?
How would this prevent them from suing?