1.0 link 145874 <![CDATA[Don't Ask Don't Tell: Getting Repeal Right This Time]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aubrey-sarvis/dadt-getting-repeal-right_b_145874.html In 1992 then president-elect Bill Clinton announced that he was going to issue unilaterally an executive order that would end discrimination against gays and lesbians in the military. Big, big mistake.

Although the LGBT community cheered, we were in the minority. The bigots and the hysterics made a louder noise, drowning out the measured voice of reason. When Clinton came into office, he was opposed on this issue by the Joint Chiefs, including its chairman Colin Powell, by many in Congress,...

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