Gays In the Military: Part 2

Today, there was a bill in Congress hoping to lift the ban against "open" gays from serving in the military, BUT today that bill was blocked.  In a vote of 56-43, the Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to pass this piece of legislation.

The partisan vote was a defeat for gay rights groups who saw the provision in a defense authorization bill as their last chance any time soon to overturn the law known as "don't ask, don't tell." [source]

Of course party lines were the major cause for the dismissal of this bill even though Democratic Senators Mark Pryor & Blanche Lincoln [D-Arkansas] voted against the bill along with Senator Majority leader, Harry Reid [D-Nevada].

This is what I think it all comes down to...
If the government allows "openly" gay citizens to join the military, it's only going to be the spark needed to fuel the fire.  Once that happens, issues of gay marriage will arise even more with arguments arising, such as, "we can fight for the government but it's the same country that won't let us get legally married" (or something to that liking).  Personally, I could give a f_ck if you're gay, straight, bi-, tri- [yes, they're out there] -- you can go out & fight all you want because I'm not doing it.  I understand that there's a certain image that the military wants to maintain -- I mean who's gonna take the US military as a threat with a front line full of drag queens [PLEASE don't take that the wrong way].

But to make a long story short, as the old saying goes, "give 'em [gays] an inch, & they'll take a mile."  I figured it's all in an effort to slow down confusion and not have things blown out of proportion.  You all understand, don't you?

Check out my take on Gays In the Military: Part 1, if you haven't read it already!!