Since the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal by courts, there has been a lot of controversy. Intervention into military affairs was a sore subject when it first passed. The objection is the exact same now. The ruling of DADT being declared unconstitutional by Judge Virginia Phillips has ruffled lots of feathers. Many of the opponents of a Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal come from the conservative camp. Nevertheless, Republicans, Democrats, and all others ought to not be opposed to repealing it at all.
DADT is a civil rights issue
Nobody will say that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is not a civil rights problem. It just is. It would be ridiculous to try and deny it. Individual liberty used to be one of the prime concerns of the Republican party. The slaves ended up being freed, with a simple view of the event, by Abraham Lincoln. Also, the Log Cabin Republicans brought forth the suit. That’s where the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell suit came from. Republicans have been known for civil liberties forever. Republicans have other things that are essential too. It has one more one of these incentives attached.
Cash will be saved
The public funds the military. Tax dollars pay for our troops. This is why Republicans might think fiscal conservatism is something to look into. If the military has to instantly drop all investigations and never conduct an additional one pursuant to a Don’t Ask Don’t Tell discharge, that is cash that won’t have to be spent. That results in millions per year. Investigations for DADT have cost a lot of money to the taxpayers, USA Today reports. In fact, by 2006 they had already paid more than $360 million.
Consider the Tea Party
The current mood among the more conservative wing of this nation, especially the Tea Party, is of deep concern with fiscal practices. Ending the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy will do a lot. Millions could be saved this way. Also, our fellow citizens are treated poorly. This will protect their future rights. Those who are putting their lives on the line for our country ought to be treated well instead of being put in last place.
Articles cited
USA Today
usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-02-14-dont-ask-report_x.htm
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