Monday, May 24, 2010

President Obama has signed on to the DADT Compromise


My boo is on board.

Obama has signed on to the DADT compromise after today's following discussions

Under the compromise, worked out in a series of meetings Monday at the White House and on Capitol Hill, lawmakers will proceed to repeal the Clinton-era policy in the next several days, but that action will not go into effect until the Pentagon completes a study about implementing the repeal.

In a letter to lawmakers pushing for a repeal, the White House wrote Monday that "such an approach recognizes the critical need to allow our military and their families the full opportunity to inform and shape the implementation process through a thorough understanding of their concerns, insights and suggestions."

Gay rights advocates hailed the White House decision as a "dramatic breakthrough" that they predicted would dismantle the policy once and for all.

Great Step!! Let's keep this movin'.

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2 comments:

Skooter McGoo said...

Did anyone think to ask any of the multitudes of nations that did this integration years ago what steps were necessary for it to work in their military? Why is this still and issue in 2010, might as be 1955.

Daij said...

cosign @ skooter

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