Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Blocked in Senate

I have not been following comments or conversations regarding this. But, if a person is gay or not, and serve in our Military, I think they deserve respect for being overseas and fighting for our Country. I don't think you can tell people how to live, and it saddens me to see these people getting hurt for speaking out. This comment Don't ask, Don't tell, where did it come from?

As a gay Veteren Who served 9 year in the late sixty's and early seventy's,,I think these matters should be made by the military and not the House and Senate.

Will the Senate ever recognize that every citizen in this country should enjoy all rights and promises of our great DEMOCRATIC government. I'm 84 years old, I served in Armed Forces during WW2 and was honorably discharged. I never had to answer the question, "DADT". I would have had to answer in the affirmative, I'm GAY. Fortunately most of the people I met in my many years have judged me on "what I did not who I was".

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The congressional leadership of both parties, along with President Obama, had agreed to wait on the results of a Pentagon report on what affect DADT would have on the mission of our military, due in December. With everything going wrong for the Democrats, their leadership decided to try and force a vote on DADT BEFORE the report was releases was clearly an attempt to do what the Democrats do best: CHANGE THE SUBJECT!

Gates, Collins, Amos, Mullen, Skelton, Mixon, McCain, and Conway are total morons. The people lifting the ban will affect is gay Americans, and I'm pretty sure they're OK with it. And I don't think changing a policy that should have been changed 200 years ago is exactly rushing things. And if people would quit the military because gays are allowed to serve openly, I say good riddance to them. Let those bigots go find a company in the private sector that segregates workers by sexual orientation, race, religion, gender, etc.. Good luck finding that. They'll all have to go work at Catholic churches. And what if gays left the military or didn't join because heterosexuals are allowed to serve openly? Where will they find replacements for the hundreds of thousands of brave gay Americans serving now? Bigots are such disgusting, repulsive cretins. And it is patently unfair that gays and their loved ones should suffer the devastating effects of discrimination while the bigots and their loved ones go about their daily lives as if nothing is wrong. Bigots need to start being made to face severe consequences for their actions. Maybe once bigots and their loved ones are made to pay for their repulsive behavior, they'll think twice before engaging in it again. Anyone coming into contact with Gates, Collins, Amos, Mullen, Skelton, Mixon, McCain, Conway, or their loved ones, should take any action possible to make them pay

There is quite a leftist slant by the author of this article. Reid is playing politics by taking a very passable military spending bill and throwing in not only the “don't ask, don't tell” repeal but also the “Amnesty” bill.

It was good that DADT ended the previous anti-gay/lesbian witch-hunts in the US Military but is allowing gays and lesbians to flaunt their sexual orientation while on duty or on the base a good idea? Or would that flaunting lead to attacks from those who are homophobic?

Oh please the Dem's are in charge, remember, they have the majority! So how could they block anything?

Republicans plus Democrats equals bipartisan. Perhaps this is something the Democrats should have done when they had total control... maybe it wasn't important then.