A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by 12 gay and lesbian veterans who had challenged the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The plaintiffs had all been discharged under the policy, instituted by Congress.
Finally a judge willing to uphold the law as is, rather than making it up on the spot to suit their own political views. The "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy is trying to respect the privacy of all parties. In other words keep your sex life private and their will be no problems. Isn't that the rule for most of the rest of the world. Most of the time sexual orientation is not a issue until someone makes it an issue. Usually the person making it an issue is the one who DADT will be applied to. Should sexual orientation be an individual issue which people keep private?
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Having been in the military, I would prefer the current policy to stay as is. I really don't want to have to worry about the sexual advances of another soldier while out in the field. It is just one more distraction that will get our boys killed.
