I happen to agree with him. He stated exactly what are my thoughts. He said and I am paraphrasing, 'Will we have a military of predators or decent and dedicated people that are loyal and respectful friends and partners in a unit?" That is what this comes down to. I am bothered that the USA military has become a haven for sexual predators.
There is no reason to keep sexual predators among the ranks of the US military. They belong in the civil courts for trial and penalty. The civil courts do not take false reporting lightly either, it is called "Malicious Prosecution." The civil courts can hold all parties accountable and brings brevity to these issues, that is not the case in the military courts. The military courts are always bargaining with their own priorities over penalty of crime.
I want the military cleaned up and we will have a better morale for our soldiers and people that sincerely care about each other.
In listening to the opposition to the Gillibrand Amendment, this is a generational issue. The Gillibrand Amendment is cutting edge. It is needed. Those like Senator McCain can't see his way forward with this amendment because of his experience in the military. A lot of time has passed from those days. While I am sure based in his understanding of the military, there has been a lot of opportunity for the leadership to correct the course within command structure and they haven't. No one can dismiss the experience of the people that came forward, quite bravely I might say, to testify. Things have to change. Those opposed to this amendment should not obstruct it's passage as there is a clear majority in the Senate to pass it. I might point out if the opposition takes a sincere look at their minority, it is somewhat absent of the younger members of that governing body.
The opposition to the Gillibrand amendment needs to allow passage. The military command is mute. They had their chance to actually make the right choices all along the way and they haven't. I found Senator Boxer's statements compelling. The lax enforcement of law in the military is systemic and that is not acceptable anymore. I am disappointed in Senator Ayotte because she is obviously mentored by The Old World structure and guided by her experience as an attorney. She abandons those that testified and makes a stand of her own and not that of the fact of the record.
