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[KSweeley]

This is some great news, more opposition towards Trump's transgender military service ban, McCain has become the latest Republican to oppose the ban: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...1076f6d6152_story.html?utm_term=.1feb54326e30

September 16, 2017

The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee has joined an effort to challenge President Trump’s announced ban on transgender troops, a sign that open resistance to the order is growing.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a military hawk and one of the GOP’s most outspoken critics of Trump, said in a statement Friday that he was backing the measure because “we should welcome all those who are willing and able to serve our country.”

“Any member of the military who meets the medical and readiness standards should be allowed to serve — including those who are transgender,” he continued.

The announcement from McCain came as he joined Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the ranking Democrat on the committee, and committee members Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) in introducing a bill to thwart the president’s plan.

Under Trump’s plan, Mattis has until Feb. 1 to finish his study. But the Senate’s bill would speed up Mattis’s timeline to the end of the year, prevent the military from discharging currently-serving transgender troops, and express Congress’ conviction that qualified individuals should be allowed to serve regardless of gender identity.

 

[kirblar]

How many Republicans are signed onto this right now? Collins and McCain is 2, you need 12.

 

[MrSaturn99]

McCain doing good work lately between this and saving the ACA. Surreal that we're moving on from "this is very concerning."

 

[Geist-]

McCain doing good work lately between this and saving the ACA. Surreal that we're moving on from "this is very concerning."

Mortality can be a real eye opener.

 

[Messofanego]

McCain turning into a reverse milkshake duck.

 

[googleplex]

Now let's be real here. He's not long for this world, and is trying to get right with God. I believe he's reflecting on all the misery he's helped his party's spread over his career.

 

[gabbo]

Now let's be real here. He's not long for this world, and is trying to get right with God. I believe he's reflecting on all the misery he's helped his party's spread over his career.

In [impending] death, he is the Maverick he was always claimed to be

 

[Volimar]

Now let's be real here. He's not long for this world, and is trying to get right with God. I believe he's reflecting on all the misery he's helped his party's spread over his career.

Eh. He doesn't really care about saving the ACA. It worked out for us this vote, but if a bill came up to destroy the ACA that he agreed with he'd be voting yes.

 

[Dead Prince]

Incoming tweet from Trump

 

[Slayven]

McCain setting people up again.

 

[Poppy]

mccain just lives to sow chaos now, you people wanted the maverick, now you have the madman

 

[Sickboy007]

mccain just lives to sow chaos now, you people wanted the maverick, now you have the madman

Resisting the discharge of currently serving armed forces members, such chaos!

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Mortality can be a real eye opener.

I guess, but before now you'd have thought being a prisoner of war for years would have made him appreciate freedom for all rather than the exclusively few.

 

[Szu]

Mortality can be a real eye opener.

I see what you did there.

 

[gabbo]

I guess, but before now you'd have thought being a prisoner of war for years would have made him appreciate freedom for all rather than the exclusively few.

It certainly raised his appreciation for bootstraps.

 

[JCHandsom]

Good, hope this goes somewhere

 

[Advocatus Diaboli]

The real story is Susan Collins is putting in work, again.

Good on McCain for taking the right position, but let's not heap all the praise on him.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

mccain just lives to sow chaos now, you people wanted the maverick, now you have the madman

he's a loose cannon

 

[andythinkpad]

McCain's redemption arc? (honest don't know)

 

[Fisty]

He's such a maverick