Lieberman Announces New Legislation to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

[Kadie]

Updated March 03, 2010
Lieberman Announces New Legislation to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

FOXNews.com

Sen. Joe Lieberman announced Wednesday that he's introducing legislation to repeal a ban on openly gay people serving in the military, arguing that "don't ask, don't tell" is both discriminatory and detrimental to national security.

Lieberman, I-Conn., and a group of Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced legislation to scrap the law and specifically prohibit discrimination against service members on the basis of sexual orientation.

"Don't ask, don't tell," which was first implemented in 1993, prohibits gay service members from revealing their sexual orientation while serving in the U.S. military.

Lieberman's newly introduced legislation, known as the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010, was lauded Wednesday by The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization.

The organization's president, Joe Solmonese said in a statement Wednesday Liberman's initiative is "a bold, patriotic move that will long be remembered as key to removing the stain of the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law from the U.S. code."

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[MindandSoul]

1. Good for Lieberman! There may be some hope for him yet!

[YOY]

3. No there's not.

Droopy Dog's motivations are always up to question. No matter how noble the endgoal.

[MindandSoul]

5. Yes, I hear you!!! One has to wonder why this "change of heart!"

[MindandSoul]

2. Good for Lieberman! There may be some hope for him yet!

[KingFlorez]

4. Lieberman isn't all bad

He has his good points, like now.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. My instant reaction: What's in it for Joe?