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Finally the homophobes have been handed a defeat on this issue, and they are outraged. Well, the U.S. has finally joined the modern world where already 25 nations permit gays to serve in the military including Israel where a first rate military is essential to its very survival.
I think it's hilarious about the showering issue, where these straight males who are taught not to fear bullets and close combat are all going to get into a tizzy about being looked at in the shower.
The US Senate followed the lead of the US House and just voted 65-31 to repeal the law banning homosexuals from serving in the military (US Code Title 10, Section 654). Shortly, gay Americans will be able to serve their country openly, honestly, and with integrity. This move by congress reinforces our core American values of equality and freedom. It will serve to strengthen our military by removing a law that makes lying and deceit the codified policy of the US Armed Forces and by allowing all capable Americans to lend their talents to the service and defense of our nation.
What a wonderful day for America. I applaud this move.
Here's the roll call:
All Senate Democrats voted for repeal except 1 - Manchin (D-WV) did not vote.
3 Republican senator did not vote - Bunning (R-KY), Gregg (R-NH), Hatch (R-UT).
The other 31 Republican senators voted against repeal.
Yea!! one of the most pressing issues of our time , finally being rectified, now we can finally have open conversation about our sex lives with out fear of retribution ........now, everybody in the fox hole!!
finally the homophobes have been handed a defeat on this issue, and they are outraged. Well, the u.s. Has finally joined the modern world where already 25 nations permit gays to serve in the military including israel where a first rate military is essential to terrifying the arab minority into submission.
I think it's hilarious about the showering issue, where these straight males who are taught not to fear bullets and close combat are all going to get into a tizzy about being looked at in the shower.
1) Gays serve in the military now already and have for a long time.
2) DADT has only been in place since 1993
3) They aren't going to flaunt it anymore than a man talking about his gf or wife back home. A homosexual can speak of his loved one.
4) Females are in the military now and straight men can control themselves and not foaming at the mouth for sex the same way gay men will not be foaming at the mouth (esp. since they are already in the military.
5)The stereotype gay you picture in your head is not the type of gay that would join anyway.
I am a straight guy who is considering the military. This doesn't change anything at all in my decision because there are already gays in the military. If someone is going to put their lives on the line for our country, then it shouldn't matter if they are gay or straight.
There are gay people everywhere. You can't avoid them so get used to it. I have.
And this changes that how? The straight solder is still going to talk about what shouldn't be talked about, and as soon as the gay solder mentions his partner's birthday, he's still going to be for the most part either ignored or cut apart from the group.
I'm not sure what world you're living in, but most people in 2010 aren't as homophobic as you seem to think.
Yea!! one of the most pressing issues of our time , finally being rectified, now we can finally have open conversation about our sex lives with out fear of retribution ........now, everybody in the fox hole!!
No. Now we can finally stop wasting taxpayer dollars on discharging trained soldiers for no good reason. The military lost over 10% of their foreign-language speakers because of DADT. What a stupid waste.
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The US Senate followed the lead of the US House and just voted 65-31 to repeal the law banning homosexuals from serving in the military (US Code Title 10, Section 654). Shortly, gay Americans will be able to serve their country openly, honestly, and with integrity. This move by congress reinforces our core American values of equality and freedom. It will serve to strengthen our military by removing a law that makes lying and deceit the codified policy of the US Armed Forces and by allowing all capable Americans to lend their talents to the service and defense of our nation.
What a wonderful day for America. I applaud this move.
Here's the roll call:
All Senate Democrats voted for repeal except 1 - Manchin (D-WV) did not vote.
3 Republican senator did not vote - Bunning (R-KY), Gregg (R-NH), Hatch (R-UT).
The other 31 Republican senators voted against repeal.
It is about friggin time that liberalism won a battle. I was actually surprised it passed.
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Yea!! one of the most pressing issues of our time , finally being rectified, now we can finally have open conversation about our sex lives with out fear of retribution 
........now, everybody in the fox hole!!
