Given the opportunity to "clarify" his earlier gay bashing in Senat testimony today, he simply reaffirmed that he was unworthy of his rank:
"We need to be very precise then, about what I said wearing my stars and being very conscious of it," he added. "And that is, very simply, that we should respect those who want to serve the nation but not through the law of the land, condone activity that, in my upbringing, is counter to God's law."
This belief that Generals are the authority on God's Law simply needs to be eliminated if we expect to remain a free nation.
I would ask the Congress not to allow the appointment of a replacement who shared his views, but I can see from today's votes that expecting anything from this Congress is a waste of time.
Gen. Pace Repeats Claim 'Homosexuality Is Immoral'
by The Associated Press
Posted: September 26, 2007 - 6:20 pm ET
(Washington) Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, caused a stir at a Senate hearing Wednesday when he said he believes homosexual activity is immoral and should not be condoned by the military.
Pace, who retires next week, said he was seeking to clarify similar remarks he made in spring (story), which he said were misreported.
"Are there wonderful Americans who happen to be homosexual serving in the military? Yes," he told the Senate Appropriations Committee during a hearing focused on the Pentagon's 2008 war spending request.
"We need to be very precise then, about what I said wearing my stars and being very conscious of it," he added. "And that is, very simply, that we should respect those who want to serve the nation but not through the law of the land, condone activity that, in my upbringing, is counter to God's law."
Anti-war protesters sitting behind Pace jeered the four-star general's remarks, prompting Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., to abruptly adjourn the hearing and seal off the doors.
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