Should we repeal "Don't ask, don't tell?"

Should we repeal this atrocity?

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The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 16-12 today to pass a compromise that will probably lead to repeal of the prohibition on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.

I'm surprised Lindsey Graham voted no, that 50-ish year old, never-married dude looks like he's light on his feet, to me.


Voting Yes:

Carl Levin (D)
Robert C. Byrd (D)
Joseph I. Lieberman (D)
Jack Reed (D)
Daniel K. Akaka (D)
Bill Nelson (D)
Ben Nelson (D)
Evan Bayh (D)
Claire McCaskill (D)
Mark Udall (D)
Kay R. Hagan (D)
Mark Begich (D)
Roland W. Burris (D)
Jeff Bingaman (D)
Edward E. Kaufman (D)
Susan M. Collins (R) – only Republican

Voting No:

Jim Webb (D) - only Democrat
John McCain (R)
James M. Inhofe (R)
Jeff Sessions (R)
Saxby Chambliss (R)
Lindsey Graham (R)
John Thune (R)
Roger F. Wicker (R)
George S. LeMieux (R)
Scott Brown (R)
Richard Burr (R)
David Vitter (R)
 
yet who had the majority of both the senate, house and white house in 1993....when this became policy/law....oh yeah....democrats
 
Yurt said:
yet who had the majority of both the senate, house and white house in 1993....when this became policy/law....oh yeah....democrats
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Come on, you know those little democrats were bullied into it by the big mean old Republicans.
 
even when i was a dumbass conservative i was against dont ask dont tell. you have to be a mega idiot to still support this stupid rule
 
Yes, objectively qualified individuals who take the oath should be permitted to serve.

It's too bad that terrible libertarian extremist Ron Paul doesn't believe in anyone's civil rights...oh wait, he was actually one of five House Republicans to vote to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell.

Never mind that, right?
 
I think Gay's should be allowed to serve openly in the military.Like every other citizen . If that's what they really want.
 
Yurt said:
yet who had the majority of both the senate, house and white house in 1993....when this became policy/law....oh yeah....democrats
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Yurt, you really need to get a handle on your love affair with George Bush and the GOP.

The ban on gays serving has been the formal policy of the US military for most of last century. Clinton didn't invent it. While Clinton didn't go far enough, DADT was actually a relaxation, or liberalization of existing rules; aka they could serve in the military as long as the weren't public about their sexual orientation. Clinton ran on a campaign to outright lift the ban, but he faced opposition from conservative and centrist lawmakers, mostly republican, but a shit load of democrats too. And he chickened out from any further liberalization.

Can you tell me when elected conservatives, broadly speaking, have been at the forefront of relaxing, liberalizing, or advocating and proactively legislating for gay rights?
 
webbway said:
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Come on, you know those little democrats were bullied into it by the big mean old Republicans.
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Yeah, because they had minority in the Congress and Clinton was in the White House it made it so the powerless majority could do no other than acquiesce to the powerful republican minority. It wasn't their fault, it's never their fault because they are the perfectest leaders of ever.
 
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