Senator Harry Reid of Nevada is opposing republicans and is trying to repeal the Don't ask Don't tell policy in our nations armed forces. He has met stiff strong opposition from John Mccain who doesn't want the policy to be repealed. Reid however has gotten support from the president on this matter who wants to repeal this policy. This bill has received support from various other senators and military personel who want to see the policy removed by the end of this year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/us/politics/18gays.html?_r=1&ref=politics
I personally support gay rights and have no problem with the lifestyle choices of gays. But i do not think that taking away the don't ask don't tell policy will have adverse effects on our military. Senator Ried said “We need to repeal this discriminatory policy so that any American who wants to defend our country can do so,”. This policy does not stop gays from defending our country. Anyone is allowed to do so but they can not say that they are gay to anyone in the military. A lot of people say they wouldn't care if they repealed the policy but i believe there would be a large portion of our military that would have a problem with knowing one of their fellow soldiers is gay. The don't Ask don't Tell policy isn't keeping gays from being gay its just keeping them telling people they are gay which could end up with inner conflict with in our military. I would rather see the policy stay then see on the news how a gay soldier died because a fellow soldier who is against gays didn't help him in a time of need. And i am certain we would see many stories of things like this. I don't like the policy anymore than everyone else but its in place to help the majority of people which is what we should be doing. Its a one for all kind of scenario. The needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few. I know thats its not a need but it would keep the peace like it has done. So for once i disagree with the democrats on this situation.
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