No, not that way.
According to the Bush administration, sexual orientation may be used to deny security clearances.
The administration rewrote a 1997 regulation that had said sexual orientation “may not be used as a basis” for denying clearances or determining whether individuals should be eligible to access classified information unless it could make them vulnerable to coercion or exploitation.
President Bush’s updated language says security clearances cannot be denied “solely on the basis of the sexual orientation of the individual.”
Of course, the White House made pains to point out that “There’s no change in our policy.”
Excuse me for asking, but if there's no change in policy, shouldn't there be no change in the written policy?
Via Pandagon.
Posted by binky at March 19, 2006 12:17 AM | TrackBack | Posted to J. Edgar HooverBinky wrote:
Excuse me for asking, but if there's no change in policy, shouldn't there be no change in the written policy?
Black is white, day is night, good is evil, etc, etc. Hey, get with the new program here.
Posted by: baltar at March 19, 2006 12:31 AM | PERMALINKI've just come back from fantasy,
Right back to reality.
Stayed away too long but now I've found,
My world is turning upside-down.
I don't fit in but I don't stand out,
I should stay cool but want to shout.
East is west, left is right,
Up is down, and black is white,
Inside-out, wrong is right,
It's back to front and I'm all uptight.