Military Pregnancy Ban: Austin Lee

It is OBVIOUS that boundaries have been overstepped.  What happens if a female soldier's birth control doesn't work, the condom breaks, she forgets to take her pill?  What if the solider has waited to have children and now she is in her mid to late 30's?  There are just too many variables, not to mention the outrage that would happen if a private employer put those rules in place.

I used to participate in recruiting events at a former job and we were always cautioned that we were not to ask a woman if she planned to have children.  The reasoning was simple: It is against employment law in the United States to base a hiring decision on whether or not someone might get pregnant, get married, or have a debilitating disease.  Why then can one part of the government enact policy contrary to the laws set forth by another arm of the government?

Does no one think anymore?  All Major General Cucolo needed to do was ask someone not in his chain of command if this was a good idea.  The answer would have been a resounding NO!  But, he is just following the example set by his boss; Commander in Chief Barack Obama.  The majority of people in the US know that government health care would be a bad idea, but Barack Obama isn't asking us.  So, I guess I can't blame the General, he's just mirroring his boss.

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