Goodbye to Don't Ask Don't Tell

So for those that don't know Don't Ask, Don't tell was a policy introduced and made a federal law in America.

The policy prohibits anyone who "demonstrate(s) a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts" from serving in the armed forces of the United States, because "it would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."

Bascially if you're gay you better not let anyone know because they don't want gays in the military. I'm sure they're are plenty of closeted people in the military, but when they are 'fleshed' out they are usually given a trial and usually always loose and are court martialed. It's a pretty tight legislation.

Now when Bill Clinton was runnign for office he made a little promise stating that he would see that sexuality would not stop someone from entering the military, but Colin Powell was the guy who steamed the law through and George W Bush continued to support it's enforcement. This thead has so many puns by now...


it would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability.
This cracks me up. I'm sure that the taking of lives isn't exactly high on the charts of moraility but if you're a homosexual and taking lives, damn that just effects everyone.
Now to me you'd think that they'd take whoever they could get their hands on to serve in the army, especially given the times.

And if they're that opposed to a homosexual lifestyle, which a lot of US politicans and senators seem to publicly bash and yet participate in homosexual activities, then why don't they let homosexuals into the army, send them to the front lines, like they wished they could do long ago with african americans and that way maybe if they cross their fingers the homosexuals will get shot first.
Because if you're that against, or that interested in whether someone sleeps with a man or woman, that you won't let them serve in your countries army then you've gotta be lacking any sense.

But now to the present. Apparently now under Obama, they are thinking of abolishing the law, so that anyone can join the army regardless of orientation and also can be open about it.