Congress to Lift Ban on Gays in the Military?

The Center for Military Readiness, a non-partisan educational organization that was created to promote sound military personnel policies, has a great document on its Web site about the “LGBT Law,” which is a piece of legislation being considered by Congress that would lift the ban on homosexuals serving openly in our nation’s armed forces. According to the CMR, ending the ban on gays in the military would have a number of negative consequences, including:

–a threefold increase in the number of instances of misconduct

–lower morale

–chaplains and people of faith being forced out of the military

–lower rates of retention

–reduced military readiness

The document goes on to note that 1,164 retired Flag & General Officers for the Military, 51 of them of four-star rank, are on record in support of the ban on gays in the military. How can President Obama and Congress move forward with ending the ban on gays in the military when so many military officers oppose their efforts? Don’t they think that the military knows what’s good for it and what isn’t?

I for one am inclined to believe the military officers who say that lifting the ban on gays in the military will hurt military readiness, rather than a bunch of politicians who have to make their constituencies happy. And let’s face it, the gay community is a major constituency of the Democratic party. Let’s take action and tell the president and Congress to keep the ban on gays in the military in place, and that the security of our nation is more important than scoring political points!