Weekly News Round-Up!
This past week has seen a number of newspapers, from across the country, weighing in on the need to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” With Congress likely to hold its first hearing into the liabilities of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” since the law was enacted in 1994, communities from coast to coast are taking the opportunity to remind lawmakers that the ban on openly lesbian, gay and bisexual service members needs to be repealed.
Late last week the editors at the Washington Post backed repeal as did the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. This weekend the Roanoke Times, Seattle Times, Boston Herald, and the Oregonian each tackled the issue in poignant and intelligent editorials calling for an end to discrimination in the ranks.
Poll after poll shows that the public overwhelmingly believes gays should be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military. This weekend’s flurry of editorials reinforces the fact that Red and Blue America are in agreement – Congress must repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
-Adam Ebbin
Labels: in the news
-----07-14-08
Comments
Comments for this entry are closed.