Senate Showdown Looming Over 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Don't ask Don't tell repeal needed to be shot down. Reagan had the right idea by saying Gays have the same rights as every other American, but we do not need to pander to them and give them special rights just because of a particular lifestyle they have chosen, we don't need their agenda pushed on the majority.

I have never understood the reason gays are not allowed to serve openly in the Military. I served over twenty years in the miliary and I don't believe it would have ever mattered to me, because I did know of "gay" servicemen and women and they served quietly and were accepted as part of the units. Is it because the Legislators believe our soldiers are afraid of being raped? Is it because they fear that being "Gay" or "Lesbian" is contagious? Should our soldiers who are possibly "afraid" of, or at risk of being raped by a soldier of the same sex, take priority over those who "fear" being raped by someone of the opposite sex, in the current military service? Women have "openly" served quite well in the military. Is a "gay" male, who feels he is "female", less capable of serving in the military than a "real" female soldier? Are our current male military members afraid that females, who are Lesbians, will be more "male" than they are, or stronger, or braver? Is it just plain hate for gays, and lesbians, and therefore, not wanting to work with them? Are some of our Legislators so full of hatred that they prefer to pretend that Gay and Lesbians don't exist, are not American, or don't deserve the same 'RIGHTS' given to all other Americans? That was the case when blacks first started to be integrated into the service, and we have gotten past that phobia, I believe. Just what are the reasons these Senators are using to vote against allowing all Americans to serve in the military? Also, countless men and women from other countries have obtained their American Citizenship by serving in our military, and putting their lives on the line for our country. Why not offer this opportunity to immigrants now, instead of just "deporting" them?

Levin and his brother Sander have been deep disappointments to me as their constituent.Michigan's economy has suffered greatly, and more so due to these two's actions on energy and taxation. Too bad Carl is not on the ballot in November. Sander will not have my vote.

If we allow open homosexuals to serve in the military then it will greatly hurt our defenses! Because most of our servicemen are completely against it and almost all of the retired servicemen are! It will affect greatly the number of new recruits and having 2 brothers in the military know that they (and also many other they know) will not re-enlist if this policy is repealed! There is nothing unconstitutional about it! If we allow open gays/lesbians in the military why should we separate the men and woman! It is a total invasion of privacy! And I may want to point out there are gays in the military, they just need to shut up about it! If they truly wanted to serve our country then they would put that all aside (their sexuality)! But good isn't good enough for them!

I wonder how many hetrosexual people would feel comfortable showering with openly gay service members. Alot of military schools and facilities have communal showers. If we want homosexuals in the military that bad, just to show that we aren't bigots, we might as well have co-ed showers and barracks just like the Dutch.

This is a tactical issue and not a political one. The decision should be left up to the military. The politicians have no business sticking their noses into this area of military regulations. Sexual preference does not matter and all enlistees are treated equally. The fact that a gay person makes their sexual preference known may be cause for expulsion from service. Don't Ask Don't Tell means sexual preference is a non issue. If you want to make it an issue then maybe you have an agenda that does not fit into military life.

My first question would be, who paid for the "immigrants" two years of study in a U.S. college or university?

We don't need Gays or Lesbians in our military

The real "losers" in the consideration of the Department of Defense Authorization bill are those people supporting the repeal of DADT. Reid has literally thrown gay rights supporters under the bus by adding a modified immigration rights amendment to the DOD Authorization bill that he knows has NO chance of passing before Congress adjourns.

It has already been ruled unconstitutional so why can't Congress wrap their heads around that. After all, they are supposed to know, protect and defend the Constitution aren't they?