Obama urges repeal of ban on open gays in military

[usregimechange]

WASHINGTON – Reaching out to a skeptical gay community, President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Congress to repeal the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, but he neither made a commitment to suspend the practice in the interim nor issued a deadline.

Obama's reference to the "don't ask, don't tell" practice took only 38 words of his State of the Union address, but he drew criticism from Democratic allies and Republican opponents alike. It also underscored the challenge Obama faces, not just with Congress but also with the Pentagon, where some top officials have been strident in their support for the Clinton-era policy.

"This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are," Obama said. "It's the right thing to do."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_military_gays_4


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[KonaKane]

1. Uhm, Mr President? You do not need Congress for that.

You, Sir, have the authority to eliminate the backwards US military policy on Gays with a stroke of your pen. Just the way Harry Truman did it to racially integrate the military.

The question is, do you have the will?

[usregimechange]

2. Sounds like it and now he has put himself behind getting it done