'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal moves closer

[kpete]

Source: Guardian UK

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal moves closer

Five senators to introduce bill aimed at repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy barring gays serving in the US military

The end of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military code – barring gays and lesbians from serving openly in the US armed forces – is in sight, as five senators will launch legislation on Wednesday designed to scrap the policy.

Senator Joe Lieberman and four others, including New York's Kirsten Gillibrand, will announce the legislation, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010, which contains provisions to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law and prohibit discrimination against soldiers on the basis of their sexual orientation, as well as promoting the establishment of Reserve Officer Training Corps units at elite universities.

That last category is the result of some universities – including Harvard university – banning the officer training corp from their campuses, a legacy of the Vietnam war protests of the 1960s and 1970s. More recently the existence of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has been a barrier to universities lifting their bans after protests from students and staff.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/mar/03/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-harvard

[John Kerry VonErich]

1. My only concern with the repeal

is the safety of the GLBTs that serve in the military.

[sabra]

2. Senator (Lieberman) introduces bill to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' policy

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) – U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman introduced a bill Wednesday that would officially repeal the military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gay and lesbian service members.

A separate repeal bill was previously introduced in the House of Representatives.

"To exclude one group of Americans from serving in the armed forces is contrary to our fundamental principles as outlined in the Declaration of Independence," Lieberman recently said in a written statement.

It "weakens our defenses by denying our military the service of a large group of Americans who can help our cause."

The legislative push comes in the midst of a Pentagon review on how to successfully implement a repeal of the policy, which was enacted under President Bill Clinton in 1993. Top Defense Department officials will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday to discuss the review.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/03/senator-introduces-bill-to-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy/?fbid=VP2LgjjHQ1T

[annabanana]

3. Hey Joe..

How long can you tread water?

[Sebastian Doyle]

4. Is it April Fools day already?

Joe Lieberman on the correct side of something?? Is this for real?

[goclark]

7. Finally he is on the correct side of an issue!

[CatWoman]

16. ROFL!!!

:rofl:

[glinda]

27. What has he put in it to sabotage it?

[Ozymanithrax]

5. Thank you Joe, but we still won't kiss you in the moring...

Retire now...

[sharp_stick]

6. Note to Joe

nice job on this; now fuck off and die you POS.

[zipplewrath]

8. Don't screw this up and do it wrong.

It's more complicated that it looks.

[maglatinavi]

9. bill

is it going to be like the health care reform bill? Why Obama doesn't just issue an executive order???
:kick: :kick: :kick: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[sharp_stick]

10. Probably because

if he used an executive order it would be overturned 5 minutes after a puke gets the Presidency.

[TheWraith]

23. Executive orders cannot override statute law.

This has to be passed by Congress.

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[Behind the Aegis]

12. Thank you mods.

[sabra]

15. + 1

[Submariner]

13. Lieberman is an insult to the Troops and Veterans alike

A draft dodging warmonger does not have the stature to introduce the DADT bill. Joe is slime. Kerry or another veteran should be introducing this bill.

[activa8tr]

14. Even a stopped clock is correct twice a day!

[unkachuck]

28. unfortunately, traitor joe is a 24 hr clock....

....make that, once a day....but every redemption begins with the first step....follow through joe, keep steady and fast on that hard road to redemption....

....and maybe after 5 or 10 years of hard productive work, you might be able to run for public office again and win....

[activa8tr]

30. Yes, I think you're correct there! But PERISH THE THOUGHT that

Joe could run for office ever again.

Maybe in Israel???

[CLANG]

17. Aw, he's still full of shit - I give him no credit for posturing

[Love Bug]

18. What's the catch?

Just considering the source, here...

[unabelladonna]

19. i detest lieberman...

but did you see anyone else stepping up to repeal DADT?

[Name removed]

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[Behind the Aegis]

21. Maybe they didn't like your bigotry.

[iandhr]

22. Just beucse

Joe is a bastard, shmuck, backstabber, sell out to big bank, insurance does not make him a homophobe

[JerseygirlCT]

24. That's nice. But if he thinks that's going to paper over the rest of his

atrocious record, he's really kidding himself.

[LuckyLib]

25. My take exactly. Somebody is trying to pick up Joe, dust him off, and make him presentable again.

No chance. Stick a fork in him. He's done.

[JerseygirlCT]

26. Exactly.

Even people I know who had been staunch supporters - for years and years - think he's slime now.

Unless he attempts to run as a Republican (and they very well might not buy that a second time), he's toast.

[wordpix]

29. not possible - CT isn't buying it from this POS anymore