The Right To Lie For Your Country
Yale University students and professors have filed suit against the military, reports Fox News' Rick Leventhal, protesting the "don't ask, don't tell policy."
"These are talented people ... our students are very smart,î Yale professor Robert Burt said. ìThey're good lawyers, and their sexual preference, who they choose to sleep with or fall in love with, has nothing to do with their fitness for the job."
There's no gag order on heteros in the military; why should there be a gag order on gays?
I joined the military in 1990, just before the "Don't Ask -- It's Hell" policy got activated. They asked and I lied. So there. Shows how good their investigations are. They spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to investigate my background and they still gave me a TOP SECRET clearance.
But I have to agree with the law students. If heterosexuals are allowed to talk openly about their relationships and their sex lives, then so can homosexuals.
Of course, the sodomy laws are still on the books, too. So, essentially, if a homosexual wants to enlist, he can't mention it, ever, and take a vow of celibacy. Anyone think I did that for the four years I was in? I do have a nice alpine skiing resort here in Tampa Bay that I'd be willing to let go for cheap.
Patrick at October 30, 2003 7:49 AM