Don't ask, don't tell was totally banned by a federal judge near Los Angeles Tuesday, creating a major political predicament for Democratic President Barack Obama just 20 days before crucial midterm elections that already augured ill for his party.
The Don't Ask, Don't Tell military policy tolerates gay members of the armed forces as long as they remain silent about their sexual orientation.
It was actually instituted by a Democratic Congress and signed by a Democratic president in 1993 as a reform to prevent the military from actively seeking out gays in the services and discharging them. It has since come to be seen as a form of discrimination and a hot topic in liberal circles where politicians such as Obama have vowed to end it but have not done so.
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