Comments on: White House endorses delayed ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:47:57 +0000

Unfortunately, many people see DADT as more of a clear cut gay issue than ENDA, and one more easily won at this time.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:40:36 +0000

The compromise bill is completely unacceptable. The only acceptable legislation is that which repeals DADT immediately and amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to remove any reference to homosexuality being a criminal offense.

By: Sloan

Sloan — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:06:59 +0000

Call Congress TODAY, THIS MORNING, at 202-224-3121. Ask to be connected to your Senators and Representative, and urge them to vote to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. It is coming for a vote TODAY (Thursday, May 27, 2010). This is THE way that we will be able to move toward ending discrimination in the military this year. Call Congress NOW at 202-224-3121 and tell them to REPEAL DON’T ASK DON’T TELL.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:49:16 +0000

President Obama is a disgrace. He needs to step aside after the 2010 elections and let a real democrat run. He has played out his hand and lost. He will never get the right and he has now alienated the middle and the left, the base. We are out of patience and he is out of time after he loses congress in November. Move aside or expect a disaster in 2012.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:01:38 +0000

JC and most of our communty was never his friend neither. Now just ask yourself if it was left up to our community to pick a president who would it be????

BHillary Clinton and her and all her flaws with her opposing Gay Marriage and her beloved husband to our community Bill Clinton. If this was her in this present setting there would’nt be as half of the anger that is out here now. Because we LOVE Hillary and Bill and he is the reason why we are where are now!

I don’t like how this going but we really don’t who is our friend…You says it’s not Pres Obama and neither S.O.S Clinton.

By: EL Dorado

EL Dorado — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:44:20 +0000

This is a misguided waste of priorities. Why does a compromise plan on DADT take center stage over a vote on ENDA? Lifting DADT only protects a fraction of us. Most of us don’t work in the military yet this gets more attention, press and action than ENDA. It’s obnoxious and unacceptable! Wake up before it’s too late that is if it isn’t too late already! ENDA needs to get through while the Congress still has enough people likely to vote for it and Obama is President. By the Fall elections it may already be too late!

It’s obvious that the Pentagon study is simply adelaying tactic. They hope to drag this on indefinitely believing that if they can delay it long enough, Obama will be out of office and a right-wing President will reserve course.

By: JC

JC — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:30:20 +0000

The legislation to repeal the law would not become effective EVEN after the Pentagon completes its study on the issue. It could NEVER become effective. It requires a host of people to say if and when it will become effective. This is the non-repeal repeal. Some “fierce advocate”! Obama is NOT a friend and never was.

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:03:51 +0000

Simply repealing ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ would do nothing to eliminate those older laws that make homosexuality incompatible with military service. A repeal of DADT wouuld simply allow military supervisors and recruiters to stqart asking again. Service members would then be compelled to answer.
The article is correct, “the proposed amendment lacks non-discrimination language and would return authority on discharging LGBT service members to the Pentagon.” Just the way it was before DADT gave service members the right to privacy regarding their sexuality.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:30:02 +0000

So the Pentagon will still be able to discriminate against gay soldiers at will and for any reason; they just won’t have a law that orders them to do so, instead the law will empower them to do so at their leisure.

Some compromise. Where’s the nondiscrimination policy?

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:08:50 +0000

Great. Now let’s hope the President gets on the phone with 6 key Armed Services Committee senators (Nelson, Nelson, Bayh, Byrd, Webb, Brown) and personally asks them for their support. And to build rapport for the future, how about also talking to McCain, Graham and Chambliss? I can’t believe they are really as ignorant, bigoted or cowardly as they have appeared so far in hearings, and there is no reason DADT should end with just one vote in their committee.