Gays in the Military: A Losing Cause

In two of the results from the midterm elections, there's a useful lesson about one of Pres. Barack Obama's highest priorities for the lame-duck session. Voters have defeated Army Iraq veteran Rep. Patrick Murphy (D., Penn.), the primary sponsor of legislation to repeal the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Voters also rejected Senate candidate Joe Sestak, another Pennsylvania Democrat and a retired Navy admiral, who had wanted to be the primary sponsor of what became Murphy's bill. More...

MCC Submits List of Topics for Pentagon Gays-in-Military Working Group Report

In the weeks since the Senate refused to repeal the 1993 law regarding gays in the military on September 21 that is usually mislabeled “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” gay activist leaders have expressed the hope that a Pentagon Comprehensive Review Working Group set up in February to review the issue will issue a report favorable to repeal. The CRWG, which is co-chaired by Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson and Army General Carter Ham, is due to issue its report on December 1. More...