Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell is vital to National Security
After blowing up my family and friends newsfeeds on Facebook and Twitter this morning while watching the US Senate on C-Span voting on cloture for both the DREAM Act (H.R. 5281) and Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (H.R. 2965), I received a message from a family member on Facebook asking me what the big deal is about this bill to repeal DADT. The essence of the message was this:
Why does it matter to the government or anyone else, if you can perform the duties then so what??? Why is the government making such a big deal about this, since nobody ever cared before, why do we care now, thats the part I’m confused about.
I am not posting this to call anyone out but to make a point that the passage of this bill is vitally important not only to national security but also to the lives of patriotic Americans who have been unjustly marginalized by the U.S. Government and the Military because of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. This is a legitimate question that I am sure many have, one that needs to be respected, and answered without prejudice. What follows in my response to the message I received on Facebook this morning….
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The Wanderer 