The Final Frontier, Deferred

For John, BLUF:  William Schatner is going into space, the final frontier, but democrats wish to ground his space force.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Dems Plan To Scuttle Space Force

Here is the sub-headline:

Jared Huffman, Rashida Tlaib aim to 'abolish' military branch

From The Washington Free Beacon, Mr Jack Beyrer, 23 September 2021, 4:30 pm.

Here is the lede plus two:

House Democrats on Wednesday introduced a measure in the 2022 defense budget to eliminate the Space Force.

Rep. Jared Huffman (D., Calif.) led a resolution, cosigned by fellow Democratic representatives Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), Maxine Waters (Calif.), Mark Pocan (Wis.), and Jésus García (Calif.), to "abolish" America's newest military branch.  The measure received support from the Koch-funded National Taxpayers Union and radical anti-war groups such as Peace Action and Demand Progress.

"Since its creation under the former Trump administration, the Space Force has threatened longstanding peace and flagrantly wasted billions of taxpayer dollars," said Huffman.  "It's time we turn our attention back to where it belongs:  addressing urgent domestic and international priorities like battling COVID-19, climate change, and growing economic inequality.  Our mission must be to support the American people, not spend billions on the militarization of space."

Oh great, just when everybody gets the new uniforms, we force them back into their previous uniforms.

I wonder to what degree this was thought out.  I fear it is like much of the Democratic Party plan for 2021—not thought out beyond the first step.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff