MAY 25, (PRINTWORDS.COM)-The White House along with the prominent lawmakers of the country have finally settled on an mutual agreement which is said to be putting an end on “gay ban” in the army. The agreement also laid stress upon the gays and lesbians who they think should be allowed to serve the country beside all others. Backers however grew a little optimistic fearing that this very agreement would put an end to the amendment which is a sensitive broader defense funding bill that is expected to receive the stamp of approval towards the last phase of the current year. However it was also said that the current bill shall take time to replace the current policy that was enforced when Bill Clinton was at the helm of state affairs. The bill awaits a Pentagon review and the final military recommendation. Along with the American President Barack Obama, the Pentagon leaders have already said they were committed to eradicate this evil policy and allow all gays and lesbians to serve the country on an open basis in the armed forces. But in order to lift the ban, Congress must also act upon common grounds. If the proposed legislation turns out to be a law, the change can occur once the review is over by Pentagon.
The amendment calls upon the president along with the defense secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who shall have to put down their stamp of approval to certify that this new policy gains ground with the military standards of readiness, Unit cohesion, military recruitment and finally the retention. “Such an approach recognizes the critical need to allow our military and their families the full opportunity to inform and shape the implementation process through a thorough understanding of their concerns, insights and suggestions,” he wrote. Senate aides working on the matter said the amendment would be offered later this week on the National Defense Authorization Act, which is now in the Armed Forces Committee. They said they were optimistic that they would have sufficient support.
Gay rights activists are frustrated with the working pace of repeal effort and the lack of progress on all other items considered on the agenda. However they supported and were elated at the Monday’s development and considers this to be “a big step forward. “We are on the brink of historic action to both strengthen our military and respect the service of lesbian and gay troops,” said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign. If sponsors succeed in attaching the provision to the bill in committee, aides said, it would require 60 votes to remove it during the full Senate debate, which is unlikely. “We are committed to repealing `Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ a policy that has forced thousands of gay men and women from serving openly in our Armed Forces,” said a statement Monday from Mr. Lieberman and Mr. Murphy. “It is our firm belief that it is time to repeal this discriminatory policy.” The Opponents of the gay rights were stiff against the whole thing. The Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said that the agreement was “a back room deal that disregards the views of our troops and uses the military to advance the political agenda of a radical special interest group.”
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