Don't Ask Don't Tell

Well it seems that after a decade or so, there is an issue that is coming back to the forefront. That is gays in the military.

For those of you that aren't privy to this, i'll explain it. Basically during the Clintonian Administration there was a big deal made about allowing gays into the military. One side believed that gays had every right to fight in the military the same as straights. The other side believed that the moral would suffer because of this (in a side note, during this era the moral did suffer only because the current administration did everything they could to diminish the military). There was only a few options the military could have taken on this matter. They could have openly allowed the recruitment of openly gay people, they could have banned the recruitment of gays, or looked the other way when recruiting. Well since the spineless Clinton couldn't stand up for the rights of people, he pushed for the policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell. This made it to where the military couldn't ask someone if they were gay, and the person couldn't tell others that they were gay.

There have been hearings in the Congress about whether to revoke the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy in the military. And as usual you have both sides of the issue are pushing this issue.

Well here is my take on this issue. Regardless of how you (or me for that matter) were to feel about someone being homosexual, people in this catagory are afforded the same rights under the constitution as heterosexuals. Under the constitution is doesn't matter what race, ethnicity, religion, sex, occupation you are, you all have the same rights (as long as you are a citizen of this country). So if the same rights are to be given to a homosexual the same as a heterosexual, then is it right to discriminate one or the other. NO. The homosexual person has just as much right to serve our country as a heterosexual. Would it be right to make it mandatory for the military to discriminate against a heterosexual person for saying that they are married? NO. So why is it ok to discriminate against against a homosexual in the same instance?

I have said it before, and i will say it again. We have to fight for the rights of ALL Americans regardless of whether we believe what they are doing is right or wrong. If it is a right , then it is a right. If you take away the rights of others because you don't believe in what they say or do, then just sit back and wait to see how long it takes for your rights to be taken away from you.

Viva Liberty!