RANK OBSTRUCTION OF THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE
70% of the military and 57 Senators (representing probably at least 70% of the nation) favor repealing the military's costly policy on gay servicemen and women, who contribute to our nation's security, daily. Not personally costly, although that's a factor for military integrity, but also tax-dollar costly.
The current language in the Defense Authorization bill does not repeal the policy. It is simply a vote to let the military proceed, if and when they are ready.
Colin Powell's harmful, damaging disinformation on the matter, here, along with Meet the Press's inability to correct it on air.
Recall, that Israel moved fast, once they saw the need to do so:
Within three months, then-IDF chief of staff Ehud Barak signed the command banning military discrimination based on sexual orientation into law
We've been at it for 17 years, and intensively for ten months this year.
photo: Jeff Sheng
