Like it says on the label.
The House voted to pass the annual Pentagon Policy Bill which this year contains a provision for the repeal of the ban on openly gay and lesbian servicemen and servicewomen (Don't Ask, Don't Tell). The way it would work is that heads of the armed forces would be forced to remove the policy 60 days after they receive a report that basically states that having teh gayz in the military would not disrupt activities and policies. Whew.
The NYT article I linked also reports that there is still a chance that the bill will be vetoed by Obama based on funding for F-35 fighter. Because it's a major military policy bill, there are also delightful things like billions of dollars for military development etc. as well as $159 billion for overseas military operations, so...
Still, this is exciting!
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Thumbs way up. It's crazy that people have been giving Obama a hard time for not pushing for repeal for a long time nor making it clear he intended to, and then all of a sudden when no one's looking Pelosi puts it in. Maybe it's an example of successful progressive pressure? I want to know more about the backstory.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think it's a pretty good step forward but the comments I'm getting on Facebook and coverage in the blogosphere indicate that people are quite unhappy with the whole shebang.
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