Tell the Whole Truth
If I never hear another candidate say, "I would get rid of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'" it would be outstanding. Monday night, as I watched the CNN YouTube debates, I was stung once again by a candidate who is fumbling for support by making promises he can't keep. I am, of course, talking about Gov. Richardson's promise to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Candidates: Can we please confront the fact that DA, DT is a law, passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton?
A new Commander in Chief can not just waltz into the White House and sign a decree revoking DA, DT. In fact, he (or she) can not even technically introduce a law to repeal it. That honor is reserved for the elected officials of Congress.
Good intentions aside, Gov. Richardson relied on a commonly used tactic for assuaging the fears of the LGBT community. He wanted to reassure us he's on our side; but clearly, he either hasn't done has homework, or he's just regurgitating the empty promises of the past.
If you're running for President - please don't tell me that you are going to overturn "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Come clean and tell the whole truth. Tell me that you will do your damnedest to unwaveringly support a law repealing it and further more demand that it restore active duty eligibility to those men and women who were kicked out of the military because of it.
- Jeremy Johnson, Former Petty Officer First Class, USNLabels: 2008
-----07-26-07
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