Foolish and unjust

Dear Friend,

This week, Republicans prevented us from debating the Defense Authorization bill in part because it would have repealed the foolish and unjust "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that prevents gay and lesbian members of our military from serving openly.

As I said on the floor, there are plenty of logical reasons to make this discriminatory policy part of our past.

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" kicks out thousands of willing and capable Americans in whom we've invested time and training–at a...