Once again watchdog groups are on the prowl in Washington, this time attacking possible bias in the data used to support the current repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy in regard to homosexuality.
DADT was formulated in 1993 as conciliation between then-President Bill Clinton and a conservative Congress. The military has discharged roughly 13,000 troops from the military under the policy. In December 2010, Congress passed the repeal – as was pledged by President Obama when he took office. The Obama administration has cleared the last hurdle in ending DADT, and the ban will end after the 60-day waiting period on September 20, 2011.
From the time the repeal was passed, a host of conservative groups have spoken out about the moral implications of this repeal. Read more here.
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