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Obama can--and should--repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell

by: Clem Guttata

Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 04:00:00 AM EDT

The vast majority of American's (75%) feel gays should be able to openly serve in the military. Obama campaigned on a promise to repeal current policy. Senior military commander's have said the policy is a bad one. What is Obama waiting for?

Via David Corn (guest-blogging at Mother Jones) comes news that Obama can repeal DADT with a simple five step process.

1. Signing an Executive Order banning further military separations based on DADT and sending a legislative proposal on DADT repeal to Congress.
2. Forming a presidential panel on how to implement the repeal
3. Repealing DADT in Congress and changing the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, or UCMS
4. Changing other necessary military guidelines to conform to the new policy
5. Following-up to ensure that the armed forces implement the policy changes

There's never a bad time to do the right thing. Obama should go ahead and sign that executive order.

Clem Guttata :: Obama can--and should--repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell

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Are evangelicals in the military the holdup?

by: Clem Guttata @ Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 11:35:53 AM UTC

The Air Force Academy (4.00 / 1)

I seem to recall a Lutheran pastor being fired from the Air Force Academy back in 2005. Fundamentalists hijacked the Republican Party, and they have done their damndest to hijack the US military.

by: WV26003 @ Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 13:59:14 PM UTC

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