Here We Go Again… Round 2

If nothing else he is persist, or if at first you get shot down get up and do it again, and again (Wait! What do they say about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, that it is a sign of mental illness.).

Trump moves to ban most transgender people from serving in military
The Hill
By John Bowden and Avery Anapol
March 23, 2018

President Trump is moving ahead with his plan to ban most transgender people from serving in the military, with limited exceptions, following up on a proposal he called for last summer.

The White House issued a memorandum late Friday on policies determined by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, stating that transgender people are "disqualified from military service except under limited circumstances."

The memo, filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, states that "transgender persons with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria -- individuals who the policies state may require substantial medical treatment, including medications and surgery -- are disqualified from military service except under certain limited circumstances."

Mattis will have some leeway in implementing the policy, the memo states, as will Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen when it comes to the Coast Guard. The ban is something Mattis "concluded should be adopted," it notes.

You may have read about the federal judge ordering Trump to release the names of those he asked about banning trans servicemembers in his first attempt at banning us from the military, I wonder who were asked in this ban?

Military.com reported…

The White House memo, released late Friday night, highlights recommendations from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that individuals with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria be barred from serving, saying these people "may require substantial medical treatment, including medications and surgery."

With limited exceptions that are not spelled out in the memo, these people will be disqualified from military service, according to the policy.

"On the advice of ... experts, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security [Kirstjen Nielsen] have concluded that the accession or retention of individuals with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria -- those who may require substantial medical treatment, including through medical drugs or surgery -- presents considerable risk to military effectiveness and lethality," the White House said in a released statement.

The new policy, the statement continued, would allow the military to apply health standards equally to all who serve.

You might remember that under the Obama presidency they research the policy for trans servicemembers for over two year and used independent researchers from the RAND Corporation. There was also an independent study done by the LGBT think tank the Palm Center and who did Trump ask for this newest ban? Were they something like the Family Research Council an organization that was labeled as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center?

The Military.com further wrote…

"Today's announcement fulfills President Trump's July 2017 tweet calling for the reinstatement of the transgender military ban," Palm Center Director Aaron Belkin wrote. "In service to the ideological goals of the Trump-Pence base, the Pentagon has distorted the science on transgender health to prop up irrational and legally untenable discrimination that will erode military readiness. There is no evidence to support a policy that bars from military service patriotic Americans who are medically fit and able to deploy. Our troops and our nation deserve better."

The phrase “See you in court” comes to mind.

And Joe Scarborough of Morning Joe got it right; in an article in The Hill his tweet is quoted…

The "Morning Joe" co-host sent a tweet accusing Trump of issuing the decision in an attempt to distract from the massive spending bill he reluctantly signed Friday and an upcoming "60 Minutes" interview with adult film star Stormy Daniels.

"Boy, this transgender ban is going to get conservatives to forget you signed the biggest spending bill ever and Sunday’s 60 Minutes interview.
#DeflectionDon," Scarborough tweeted.

He got that right!

Have you notice that Trump comes out with the most outrageous tweets when he is boxed in a corner, that is why I am concerned if he ever is impeached will he start a war with North Korea or Iran to distract and table the impeachment?