U.S. Military To Accept Openly Gay Recruits

A recruiting station in Times Square, New York. A judge ruled that the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy was illegal. Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

No Delay For 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Ruling, So Pentagon Takes Gays - For Now -- Christian Science Monitor

A federal judge refuses to suspend last week's ruling that the Pentagon must stop enforcement of 'don't ask, don't tell.' So the Pentagon says it will comply and accept openly gay recruits. But it cautions that the ruling is being appealed.
A federal judge in California refused on Tuesday to postpone a worldwide injunction issued last week blocking enforcement of the Defense Department’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy banning gays from serving openly in the military.

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More News On The 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Ruling

Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants -- Yahoo News/AP Pentagon tells recruiters: You must accept gays -- Reuters Military to accept openly gay recruits -- USA Today Judge Refuses to Suspend Ruling Barring 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' -- ABC News US military accepts gay troops for the first time in 17 years -- The Telegraph US military accepts openly gay recruit -- The Guardian 'Don't ask' judge refuses to stay ruling -- San Francisco Chronicle Pentagon instructing recruiters to accept gay applicants -- The Washington Post US military ready to accept gay applicants: Pentagon -- AFP Pentagon Starts Accepting Applications From Gays -- Wall Street Journal The Widow Judge Who Ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- Time Magazine Timeline: Chronology of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy -- Reuters My Comment: Against the advice of all the military chiefs, national security specialists, and even the White House .... a judge decides to be an advocate on the bench for a policy that will be appealed and probably overturned.

In the interim, this highlights (once again) that when judges decide to pursue policies that are against the will of most of the people, bitterness and recriminations will be the result. The proper procedure is to go through Congress where law makers are answerable to the public for their legislation .... or lack of.