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Lawmakers to press military on gay ban (AP) -

AP - Lawmakers this week will press the military's top uniformed officers for the first time on whether they think repealing "don't ask, don't tell" makes sense or would be too disruptive.

They were for it before they were against it.  Knowing that President Bush would never overturn the ban, many of the lawmakers said they would allow the military make the decision.  Now that the military has made the decision the same lawmakers do not want to follow what they original said years ago.

The military has lowered it standards since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has started.  Even foreign nationals are allowed to serve, as long as they did not serve in a foreign military.  However, these old white men in the Senate are too scared to allow gay people to serve in the military.  I really wonder how many of these same lawmakers would vote to end segregation today if it were up for a vote.  My guess is not many of them.

The integrity of the military would not be compromised if gays were allowed to serve openly.  All other countries in the industrialized world allow gays to serve in their military, why not America?  If gays want to fight for what they believe then they should be allowed to fight in the armed forces.  The lawmakers who oppose this are opposing the founding documents of the country.  Even President Lincoln, who is sighted for ending slavery in America, quoted the Declaration of Independence when he said, "we hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal."