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Toes In The Water: Testing Transition During the Recent Ban on Enforcement of DADT

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Jeremy Johnson is a member of the Palm Center staff and recently used the lifting of the stay issued by the Ninth Circuit court (July 6-July 15) to continue his attempt to reenlist after receiving an Honorable discharge under DADT in 2007.  These are his observations.  read more »

A Pocket Constitution

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Some politicians and judges carry a pocket-sized Constitution so they have a ready answer whenever a question about government or liberty arises. It's better to refer to the original source, in all its elegant simplicity, rather than rely on what people may mistakenly assume about our founding document.  read more »

Victory Found, Opportunity Lost

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As someone who has worked on the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" for the past 12 years, I felt conflicting emotions watching the U.S. Senate authorize the repeal of the policy on the same morning that it rejected the DREAM Act-the proposed path to citizenship for illegal alien students of good moral character.  read more »