Image via WikipediaDemocrats Blanch Lincoln and Mark Prior of Arkansas joined the Republican filibuster and voted against lifting the ban on the don't ask don't tell US military policy that punishes homosexuals with discharge if they admit to gay or lesbian behavior. The reason, say Republicans, was the inclusion of the “DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) a rider that would give young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship if they have been in the United States for longer than five years. To qualify, they also must have come to the country before the age of 16 and have completed at least two years of college or two years in the military,” according to Politics Daily. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips ruled that the "don't ask don't tell" policy for gay and lesbian members of the US military is unconstitutional. According to Judge Phillips, the rule is a violation of the First and Fifth Amendments of the United States Constitution.
President Obama campaigned on the promise that he would work to repeal the decades-old ban on gays and lesbians in the military claiming it was discriminatory and forced the discharge of too many well-qualified soldiers. Supporters of repealing the don’t ask don’t tell ban also believe that sexual preference does not impair a person’s ability to serve in the armed forces.
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