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We the Affirmative believe the United States Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy should be repealed. We argue that homosexuals are not a threat to the military, that the policy is a hardship on American taxpayers, and that the policy is not being administered properly and never has been. People are different. People have always been different; this isn’t a new concept. There are differences ranging from physical appearance to political …

…a Federal Court Judge ruled the policy unconstitutional, re-affirming the verdict returned two years prior, when the policy was ruled unconstitutional in 1995. Unfortunately these cases have been kept in appeal for many years as policy proponents try to protect themselves from judicial rulings. It is obvious that the current policy should be repealed. If no one understands the rules, if no one follows the rules, if no one enforces the rules, why have the rules?