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IRL (In Real Life) => Current Events => Topic started by: steve58 on February 06, 2015, 11:22:00 AM

Title: Army to award Purple Heart to Fort Hood victims
Post by: steve58 on February 06, 2015, 11:22:00 AM
...the least they could do.

Army to award Purple Heart to Fort Hood victims (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/02/06/army-to-award-purple-heart-to-fort-hood-victims/)
Title: Re: Army to award Purple Heart to Fort Hood victims
Post by: Nefaro on February 06, 2015, 01:24:19 PM
So the Army basically worked around the Administration's classification of it being "Workplace Violence" despite the terrorist connection?

I'd still like to hear the dumbasses calling it workplace violence to call it what it was.
Title: Re: Army to award Purple Heart to Fort Hood victims
Post by: airboy on February 07, 2015, 10:46:02 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on February 06, 2015, 01:24:19 PM
So the Army basically worked around the Administration's classification of it being "Workplace Violence" despite the terrorist connection?

I'd still like to hear the dumbasses calling it workplace violence to call it what it was.

No - Congress changed the law.  The Army could have easily granted the men Purple Hearts prior to the action by Congress if the Commander in Chief wanted it to be done.  This was ultimately a decision by Obama which was overturned by Congress.
Title: Re: Army to award Purple Heart to Fort Hood victims
Post by: Nefaro on February 10, 2015, 04:35:04 PM
Quote from: airboy on February 07, 2015, 10:46:02 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on February 06, 2015, 01:24:19 PM
So the Army basically worked around the Administration's classification of it being "Workplace Violence" despite the terrorist connection?

I'd still like to hear the dumbasses calling it workplace violence to call it what it was.

No - Congress changed the law.  The Army could have easily granted the men Purple Hearts prior to the action by Congress if the Commander in Chief wanted it to be done.  This was ultimately a decision by Obama which was overturned by Congress.

Somehow not surprised they had to go over Maobama's head.