Posted on 02/20/2006 5:28:37 AM PST by Panerai
A group of gay and lesbian veterans will launch a national campaign tomorrow at Harvard to repeal the military’s policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
The seven-week, nationwide speaking tour, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Starr Auditorium, will feature seven former service members who argue that the law keeps able-bodied Americans from serving in the military at a time when it is desperate to recruit and retain troops because of the war in Iraq.
“A lot of people have never known a gay or lesbian person and, as a result, have all sorts of misconceptions about what gays and lesbians are like, and no idea what impact ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ has had on national security,” said Alex Nicholson, an Army veteran and founder and director of the “Call to Duty Tour.”
In 1993, shortly after taking office, President Bill Clinton suspended a Department of Defense policy banning gays and lesbians from the military.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and influential members of Congress, however, opposed Clinton’s attempt to permanently lift the ban.
The compromise was “don’t ask, don’t tell,” under which the military was not to inquire about the sexual orientation of prospective service members, and gays and lesbians were not to reveal their sexual orientation. Those who did or were “found out” would be subject to dismissal.
Sorry, if you are a veteran, there are so many more important issues you should be concerned with, besides your preferred method of orgasm.
You want to serve, fine, serve, and keep your perversion out of it. The military is for self control and self discipline, not activism.
It is way past time to get rid of this remnant of Clintoons 'legacy'...
I'd like to see a bunch of vets get together and speak out on the other side of this issue. I've read some comments here and there over the years of FR and used to have them saved for threads like these.
It's obvious to anyone who is not a part of the "gay" agenda that homosexuals do not belong in the military. For many obvous reasons.
Note to self - D'uh - check the thread before pinging the gang!
Policy should be: Ask, and if it's the wrong answer, show 'em the door. And if it turns out later they lied, dishonorable discharge at the very least.
Yes -it worked quite well in the past...
These men and women have fought and in some cases died for this Country. How DARE you suggest that they are not entitled to all the same benefits as are any other patriotic American Veteran.
Shame on you!
No, the one's campaigning to allow sexual deviants to openly serve in the military are all quite alive, I can assure you.
Of course, their chosen lifestyle often results in a early demise.
How DARE you suggest that they are not entitled to all the same benefits as are any other patriotic American Veteran.
That's how freedom of speech works, toots. And they are proving that they should never have served, being unfit for military duty. Let's take them at their word and correct the situation.
Shame on you!
No, shame on you for supporting the sodomites as they attack yet another of the institutions that form the foundation of our Republic. SHAME!
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