'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': House Democrats' New Bill Aims Narrowly at Repeal

There is no reason to remove this policy. Being homosexual is not in keeping with military tradition.

Who cares about a sexual orientation when you are being fired upon. All you will care about is that the serviceman or woman in the foxhole next to you has ammo in the military issued weapon.

The military says repeal it...and the majority of Americans want to repeal it. but why do a few bigots in Congress get to stand in the way. it may take the Courts to make it happen. Good luck!

It is over due to repeal this legislation. When 70% of the military service members say it time...along with the Secretary of Defense....it is time for all people to be able to serve without fear of being dismissed. This is AMERICA! It is a joke for someone to say they do not want to serve with a gay or lesbian service member because they are afraid they will be attacked by them....they obviously do not know very man gay or lesbian people....and is most likely a closeted gay or lesbian person.

Fred Thomas: Since 1993 over 13,000 troops have been dismissed from the military under DADT -- more than 10% of them DESPITE the fact that their unique skills or contacts (in intelligence) made them "mission critical". So DON'T TELL US, "with authority" that "there is no legitimate reason to cancel DADT". It WEAKENS our National Security & there is No legitimate reason to KEEP IT -- particularly when 26 nations worldwide already have gays serving openly, without incident.

Having served 9in the military for 6 years, I can say with authority, there is no legitimate reason to cancel DADT. Seems only homosexuals insist on a loud speaker to announce their sexual preference. I did not ask, so why do you insist on telling me. Would it affect me? Certainly would if you put your hands on me as I would interpret that as an effort to make me, one of you. Not only did I not ask if you were gay, I also did not ask if you were straight, not did I ask if you had sex with sheep. It is not my business, and for the life of me, I cannot understand why you feel it necessary to make such an announdement. It is obvious to me that government and congress have too much time on their hands. Forget this BS, and get on to the business of governing.

Maybe we should worry about winning the war instead of this.

This is great news. The repeal of DADT SHOULD be considered separately and not buried in some other bill. Let's keep the issues clear.

IMHO, I think gays should be permitted to serve, and Indeed, we appreciate their service. Just keep your personal life personal. Don't tell your personal affairs & nobody will ask you. DADT makes sense to me. To be open could make some troops nervious, create prejudice, and some may even flaunt it. Keep your sex life personal, serve with honor, and again, we appreciate your service.

Does anyone really care except for a few regressive legislators and the two per-cent of the population that is blaspheming? I think there is actually serious stuff that this congress should be addressing.