Federal Judge Overturns Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

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A California judge has declared the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that effectively bans gays in the military unconstitutional.

District Court Judge Virginia Phillips — a Clinton appointee — also wrote that the policy has had a “deleterious effect” on the military and issued an injunction restraining the military from enforcing the policy, though the government may appeal.

The judge says Don’t Ask Don’t Tell denies gays their rights to due process and freedom of expression.


http://www.alan.com/2010/09/09/federal- ... dont-tell/

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tonifig8 wrote:

A California judge has declared the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that effectively bans gays in the military unconstitutional.

District Court Judge Virginia Phillips — a Clinton appointee — also wrote that the policy has had a “deleterious effect” on the military and issued an injunction restraining the military from enforcing the policy, though the government may appeal.

The judge says Don’t Ask Don’t Tell denies gays their rights to due process and freedom of expression.


http://www.alan.com/2010/09/09/federal- ... dont-tell/

ummmm......what took them so long?? they declared the arizona law unconstitutional in less than a month and this has been on the books for how many years? 15 maybe?