...and with that an archaic, hateful law is off our books!

"Don't ask, don't tell" is repealed in historic vote.

Soldiers discharged due to the rule (18,000 since Clinton) can now re-join the military. Eight Republicans even voted for dropping it. The times, they are a-changin'.

Chris

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It wasn't an actual rule, other than Article 125 (UCMJ code against sodomy). It was a policy that deemed homosexuality "incompatible with military service." It went out the door with DADT, I believe.

Article 125 still applies, but has already been constricted (in non-gay sodomy cases) to the scope of things lying outside of the liberty exceptions of Lawrence v. Texas. And gays in the military should continue keeping their heads down until the repeal has been implemented, as it is still in effect until repeal works through all the hoops.
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