ABA Urges Congress, DOD to End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

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The American Bar Association sent a letter to the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and Department of Defense on Monday expressing its "strong support" for ending the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

"Subjecting a person to discharge from military service on the basis of sexual orientation is, and always has been, a denial of the very constitutional protections that the oath administered to military members calls upon servicemembers to protect," wrote ABA President Carolyn Lamm...

"Contrary to the asserted purpose of the policy, ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ appears already to have hampered military readiness by requiring the dismissal of hundreds of highly trained and skilled personnel," Lamm wrote.

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/04/aba-urges-congress-dod-to-end-dont-ask-dont-tell.html

[katandmoon]

1. Wow...K&R for the ABA!