Will there be a future repeal of the military policy on discussing sexuality in the coming year?”
U.S. Senator from New York Posted: October 5, 2009 06:05 PM Since 1994, almost 13,000 gay servicemen and women have been discharged from the military based not on their performance but on their sexual orientation. In 2009 alone, we’ve had more than 400 of our brave men and women leave the military under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. This is simply unacceptable. It is time to repeal this outdated and immoral policy once and for all and end the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly and honestly in our armed forces. To that end, I’ve secured the commitment from Senator Carl Levin, Chair of the Armed Services Committee, to hold the first hearing on the policy since it began 16 years ago. Chairman Levin expects to hold the hearing soon and it’s my hope that it will be instrumental in demonstrating the level of support that exists for repeal not only throughout the country — where polls consistently indicate that solid majorities oppose the policy — but within the military itself. I’m happy to s
If I simply produced a website devoted to all of the pro-homosexual activism of US President Obama, I would have little time to work on anything else. He has been relentless and single-minded in pushing the radical homosexual cause at every opportunity. His latest crusade is to overturn the current policy regarding homosexuals in the military: the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell” policy introduced by Bill Clinton in 1993. This allows homosexuals in, but not deliberately or knowingly. If they are there, OK, but don’t make an issue of it. Sexual orientation does not have to be disclosed upon seeking to enter the military, but homosexual conduct is a dischargeable offence. Obama is not happy with this compromise position, and he wants to take things much further. He recently told a crowd of homosexual activists, “I will end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. That’s my commitment to you. We should not be punishing patriotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve this country. We should be celebrating thei
