Stage Two: Article Introduction (Post to be graded.)
Today, a new article (NOTE: The Washington post requires an user registration to view this article, more information at the bottom of my post.) went up at The Washington Post stating that three-quarters of Americans said that they support openly gay people serving in the U.S. Military. The article, written by Ed O’Keefe and Jennifer Agiesta, stresses the fact that this majority says we should remove the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy instilled during the Clinton administration back in 1993, which forbids commanders to ask the sexual orientation of a service member and REQUIRES the discharge of openly gay men and women.
President Obama called for a repeal of the policy during his State of the Union Address last month, as well as the military’s top civilian and leadership expressing personal support for a repeal. Three officials, Robert M. Gates, Carter F. Ham and Jeh C. Johnson are in the midst of conducting studies and are trying to work out the complicated parts of the repeal.
The statistics were formulated by random telephone calls to 1004 adult Americans, both male and female, on both home and cellphone numbers. Men and seniors were about 15% less likely to agree with the repeal, than that of women, and young adults.
This article is significant because it helps to demonstrate just how dramatically our attitudes towards homosexuals has changed in the past 17 years. No matter which side of the fence your on, I recommend checking out the article yourself.
Again, I apologize that the Washington Post requires that you register an account to view this article, I'm sure they will not spam you or anything. Also, I think it would be a wise choice to go ahead and register now, seeing as The Washington Post is a recommended source for our U.S. Government class, and registering now will probably make life easier for you later in the semester.
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