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Looks like DADT is dead

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Topic: Looks like DADT is dead

Posted By: GroupB
Subject: Looks like DADT is dead
Date Posted: 06 July 2011 at 8:24pm

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/07/pentagon-reacts-to-dont-ask-dont-tell-ruling.html - http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/07/pentagon-reacts-to-dont-ask-dont-tell-ruling.html

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Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 06 July 2011 at 10:17pm

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/21/straight-talk-from-top-enlisted-marine-on-dont-ask-repeal/?mod=WSJBlog&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wsj%2Fwashwire%2Ffeed+%28WSJ.com%3A+Washington+Wire%29 - In the words of Sgt. Maj. Michael Barrett:

“Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution is pretty simple,” he told a group of Marines at a base in South Korea. “It says, ‘Raise an army.’ It says absolutely nothing about race, color, creed, sexual orientation.

“You all joined for a reason: to serve,” he continued. “To protect our nation, right?”

“Yes, sergeant major,” Marines replied.

“How dare we, then, exclude a group of people who want to do the same thing you do right now, something that is honorable and noble?” Sgt. Maj. Barrett continued, raising his voice just a notch. “Right?”