Republicans block bill to lift military gay ban

[DerbyCat]

Originally Posted by Honu

If "Dont ask dont Tell" wasnt on the books then the people who are in the military could be asked if they are homo's and discharged for answering honestly or court-martialled for lying. As it stands I think it should be made a public vote weather the citizens of this country who pay for the military to protect them want or care if gays are in the military.

You can't put basic human rights up for vote, and treating people equally is a basic human right. I heard someone say that instead of discharging gays from the military we should instead discharge the people who say they can't work with gays in the military. Which discharge policy would create the greater loss?