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| − | '''Don't ask, don't tell''' (Pub.L. 103-160 (10 U.S.C. § 654)) is the common name given to the | + | '''Don't ask, don't tell''' (Pub.L. 103-160 (10 U.S.C. § 654)) is the common name given to the law passed by Congress and signed early in the first term of President [[Bill Clinton]] to prohibit openly homosexual soldiers from serving the military. It was repeatedly challenged, and repeatedly upheld, in the court system, but its repeal has been a goal of the [[homosexual agenda]] for nearly two decades. |
| − | The premise of the policy is that a gay person will not be dismissed from active duty if he does not bring up his sexuality. At the same time, the military is legally enjoined from "asking" about a soldier's sexuality, or (in the oft forgotten third part of the phrase, "don't pursue") to investigate rumors of a soldier's sexuality. However, if a soldier does "come out" | + | The premise of the policy is that a gay person will not be dismissed from active duty if he does not bring up his sexuality. At the same time, the military is legally enjoined from "asking" about a soldier's sexuality, or (in the oft forgotten third part of the phrase, "don't pursue") to investigate rumors of a soldier's sexuality. However, if a soldier does "come out," or if, without investigation, evidence is found of a soldier's sexuality, that soldier can be and generally is dismissed from active duty. This policy also changed the dismissal from "Dishonorably discharged", to "Honorably discharged" or simply "discharged" as the situation warrants, depending on the merits of the soldier's service. |
| − | + | On December 18, 2010, the [[lame duck]] Senate passed a law repealing it, and sent it to President [[Barack Obama]] for signature. | |
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Revision as of 21:05, December 18, 2010
Don't ask, don't tell (Pub.L. 103-160 (10 U.S.C. § 654)) is the common name given to the law passed by Congress and signed early in the first term of President Bill Clinton to prohibit openly homosexual soldiers from serving the military. It was repeatedly challenged, and repeatedly upheld, in the court system, but its repeal has been a goal of the homosexual agenda for nearly two decades.
The premise of the policy is that a gay person will not be dismissed from active duty if he does not bring up his sexuality. At the same time, the military is legally enjoined from "asking" about a soldier's sexuality, or (in the oft forgotten third part of the phrase, "don't pursue") to investigate rumors of a soldier's sexuality. However, if a soldier does "come out," or if, without investigation, evidence is found of a soldier's sexuality, that soldier can be and generally is dismissed from active duty. This policy also changed the dismissal from "Dishonorably discharged", to "Honorably discharged" or simply "discharged" as the situation warrants, depending on the merits of the soldier's service.
On December 18, 2010, the lame duck Senate passed a law repealing it, and sent it to President Barack Obama for signature.
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