The Obama administration urged a federal judge on Thursday to let the military press on with its "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military. Still, President Barack Obama insisted the policy should end. The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is a military policy that prohibits open gays from serving in the military. Their superiors aren’t aloud to question their sexuality but members can be thrown out for talking about being gay. I believe that this policy should be banned because it is unconstitutional to treat people different because of how they choose to live.Article
--Liz Santucci
While I am against gay marriage (as a Catholic), I do believe that gays have every right to privacy as any other person does. Sen. Carl Levin said of the Republicans who stopped the legislation, "they should fight against it if they don't like it." Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said it is the Republicans playing politics with a bill that is designed to provide benefits for members of the military and their families, to build weapons systems, and to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now that sounds like real military issues. I think that gay in the military is the least of their worries.
ReplyDelete--John Urdiales
GO HeRe::http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/21/republicans-block-dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal/
I agree with you Liz. This ban on gay’s openly serving in the military is unconstitutional. Just because someone is gay doesn’t mean they are any less of a person. Furthermore, people should have more important thing going on than just focusing on whether someone is gay or not. It is not our place to judge people on their lifestyles. Lots of people in politics, including our President, are against this policy and are working hard to get rid of it. I hope that people will see that we shouldn’t judge each other.
ReplyDelete--Jackie Pfeil
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-balan/2010/10/15/cnn-dont-ask-dont-tell-unjust-policy-gays-have-right-fight
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-10-14/us/military.gay_1_justice-department-injunction-log-cabin-republicans?_s=PM:US
Liz. I agree with you completely. Why should someone's sexual orientation have anything with his or her ability to serve in the army? Anyone who volunteers to serve as a soldier should be honored for such bravery and America is lucky to have such devoted citizens, gay or straight. The world has made progress in its acceptance of homosexuality and I believe that the logical next step would be to get rid of this out-dated policy. It contradicts what America stands for: equal rights for all. The "Don't ask, Don't Tell policy" is simply unjust.
ReplyDelete--Julianna Blischak
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20017167-503544.html