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Home U.S. World Entertainment Sports Business Health Science Technology Politics Offbeat Environment Travel News Articles House Votes to Repeal U.S. Military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy on Gays Email Facebook Digg Twitter Buzz Up! ShareThis May 28, 2010 6:40 p.m. EST Topics: social problems, politics, social issue, human rights, defense, social issues, armed forces, United States Tom Ramstack - AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) - The House of Representatives voted Friday to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that forbids gays from serving openly in the U.S. military. The vote would repeal a policy that has stood for 17 years if the Senate approves the same measure. A Senate committee approved a bill on Thursday to end the policy but no vote is scheduled yet in the full Senate. The House repeal was included as an amendment to the Pentagon’s annual budget. Bickering over $500 million for a fighter jet engine held up approval of both the budget and repeal of the gay ban by late Friday. President Obama said he would veto the budget if it contains the $500 million for the jet engine. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tried to assure military personnel that they would have input into any policy revisions during his first major televised address to troops Friday afternoon. “We need to hear from you and your families so that we can make these judgments in the most informed and effective manner,” Gates said. “So please let us know how to do this right.” He said a final vote in Congress on the gay ban could be delayed for months. “Do not let the on-going political debate distract you from what is important, our critical mission to defend our country and our duty to uphold the values represented by the uniform you wear,” Gates said. The repeal amendment would require the military to review its gay ban and seek the president’s permission for a new policy. Recent public opinion polls show the action in Congress reflects a majority opinion of Americans. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released this week said 78 percent of the public supports allowing openly gay people to serve in the military, while one in five oppose it. Gates said he could support ending the gay ban but he criticized funding for an extra F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine as a “waste of money.” The engine would not serve the jet’s performance requirements, he said. Opponents of the don’t ask, don’t tell policy are worried that if Congress does not repeal the policy now, their chances would diminish next year. Democrats, who hold a majority in Congress, strongly favor repealing the gay ban. Many Republicans oppose repealing it. Recent opinion polls show Republicans are likely to gain more seats in Congress in November during the mid-term elections because of growing discontent with the Obama administration. Among opponents of a repeal is Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who said allowing gays in the military now would place an unfair strain on troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The policy review required under the bill would force the military to revamp its regulations on housing, medical and marriage benefits, and possibly allow gay soldiers who were discharged to be reinstated. The military also would need to figure out how to change its don’t ask, don’t tell policy while still complying with a federal law that defines marriage as between a man a woman. Among supporters of allowing gays in the military is Obama, who described the current policy as unfair to homosexuals and lesbians who are willing and able to serve in the armed forces. The don’t ask, don’t tell policy is embodied in a federal law that prohibits anyone who “demonstrate(s) a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts” from serving in the U.S. military because “it would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability.” Last year, Obama said the U.S. government has wasted millions of dollars replacing gay troops expelled from the military, including Arabic language experts needed in Iraq and Afghanistan. He repeated his desire to repeals the don’t ask, don’t tell policy during his Jan. 27, 2010 State of the Union address. Federal courts that addressed the issue gave no clear guidance. The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco disagreed with the Justice Department that the gay ban should be applied to all gay military personnel, regardless if they served with merit. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston ruled the don’t ask, don’t tell policy is “rationally related to the government’s legitimate interest in military discipline and cohesion.” The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Boston ruling. Copyright © 2003 - 2010 AHN - All rights reserved.Redistribution, republication. syndication, rewriting or broadcast is prohibited without the prior written consent of AHN.License AHN news for your website, business, digital signage network or publication. 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