Comments on: An Inside Look…DADT http://www.interstateq.com/archives/3222/ LGBT news/opinion from Matt Comer, journalist, activist Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:48:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.interstateq.com/archives/3222/comment-page-1/#comment-120089 Matt Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:39:32 +0000 http://www.interstateq.com/?p=3222#comment-120089 Tom, I don't think that would necessarily be the case. In fact, I think it would likely not be the case. Obama can't repeal DADT by himself, since it is a law set up by Congress. The current repeal sitting on Congress' table, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, would not only trash DADT, it would also put into place a policy (statute) of non-discrimination, including at least sexual orientation (and hopefully gender-identity). Tom, I don’t think that would necessarily be the case. In fact, I think it would likely not be the case. Obama can’t repeal DADT by himself, since it is a law set up by Congress. The current repeal sitting on Congress’ table, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, would not only trash DADT, it would also put into place a policy (statute) of non-discrimination, including at least sexual orientation (and hopefully gender-identity).

]]> By: Tom P http://www.interstateq.com/archives/3222/comment-page-1/#comment-120088 Tom P Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:14:01 +0000 http://www.interstateq.com/?p=3222#comment-120088 I was in the military before DADT. I served in the Middle East during Desert Storm. I was thankful for DADT, because prior to DADT, all enlistees were required to fill out a sheet with about 5 questions on it...two of them concerned homosexuality. If you answered that you WERE a homosexual, or thought you might engage in homosexual acts, you were not allowed to join the military. I lied. However, what I did was against the law. Obama has stated that if he were to repeal DADT, he would allow the military commanders to come up with policy, and would not have a requirement as to what they put in place. That tells me that if DADT is repealed, we could go BACK to the more invasive, more exclusionary policies in place before DADT. I was in the military before DADT. I served in the Middle East during Desert Storm. I was thankful for DADT, because prior to DADT, all enlistees were required to fill out a sheet with about 5 questions on it…two of them concerned homosexuality. If you answered that you WERE a homosexual, or thought you might engage in homosexual acts, you were not allowed to join the military. I lied. However, what I did was against the law.

Obama has stated that if he were to repeal DADT, he would allow the military commanders to come up with policy, and would not have a requirement as to what they put in place.

That tells me that if DADT is repealed, we could go BACK to the more invasive, more exclusionary policies in place before DADT.

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