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willbeurdaddy -> RE: Republicans block bill to lift military gay ban (9/22/2010 3:10:51 PM)
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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
The sad fact is not only did the Republicans BLOCK the debate on the WHOLE bill, which was the Defense Appropriations Bill, which included a pay raise for service members.
The majority of Americans support repeal of DADT, it has already been declared unconstitutional, which SHOULD have been a hint to the Republicans that it is going to go away one way or another.
Republicans seem to be catering to the Christian Right who are against the repeal.
Countries that allow homosexuals to serve in the military :
Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Bermuda, Uruguay.
Seems our allies don't have a problem with gays in the military.
Perhaps the Republicans would like us compared to countries like China, Cuba, and North Korea to name a few.
The sad fact is Harry Reid wont allow a debate on the issue on its own merits but has to stuff it into an defense appropriations bill. And it hasnt been declared unconsitutional by the SCOTUS, and Im not so sure it will be, so it may not be going away. I doubt things have changed that much since I was in the Army, and there is no question that open homosexuality was a distraction and a morale/discipline problem.
And of course you mischaracterize DADT. Gays can serve in the military, they just cant talk discuss their homosexuality and in turn they are protected against investigation into their sexuality.
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