Resolved: The repeal of DADT was the favorable decision for the United States.

I don't really have any definitions nor parameters for the debate at hand in particular; if my opponent has any parameters or definitions for the debate, I will gladly analyze them and state whether I agree or disagree with them. Now, to the iteration of my argument:Contention 1: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was unjustly implemented. The sole intention of DADT when it was implemented in 1996 by the Clinton administration was to allow the military to be able to discharge homosexual members of the military if and only if they have come out about their sexuality and are openly expressive of their sexuality. It was clear within the policy that the military had no right to directly search for the answers. This was, however, not the case. .. A report from Stanford University detailing the reports from the Servicememebers Legal Defense Network reports the following:"SLDN has documented death threats and other specific violations of the new policy from March 1, 1994 - February 28, 1995, and concludes that many military officials continue to ask questions about sexual orientation, conduct witch hunts and condone harassment of lesbian and gay servicemembers in direct violation of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue. " SLDN concludes that the chief reasons for the continuing violations are lack of information, lack of adequate training and guidance regarding the new policy, and in some cases, willful disregard of military policy by commanders and investigators. " The report continues:"SLDN reports the following findings from its monitoring activities during the past year: 1. 340 total violations of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass. " 2. 37 cases with "Don't Ask" violations. 3. 18 cases with "Don't Tell" violations. 4. 65 cases with "Don't Pursue" violations. 5. 62 cases with "Don't Harass" violations. 6. 15 actual or attempted witch hunts among the "Don't Pursue" violations. 7. 10 cases where servicemembers faced death threats in violation of "Don't Harass" because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation. " Contention 2: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is impractical. According to the reports from the military itself, senior analysts on the DADT policy, and the members of the military, the openness of homosexuals within the military would not affect the unit cohesion of the military nor aid with its objectives in any way, shape, or form. The newspaper Air Force Times reports the following:"A common concern of many service members, borne out in polls, is that sexual orientation affects job performance. But the service members interviewed by Military Times generally said it does not. “I don’t care about your sexuality,” said Navy Ensign Mario Tarver, now in flight training at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. “If you can get the job done, load up my plane so I can go perform the mission, I have no problem with you. ” “I would think in the vast majority of cases, 99 percent, there would be no impact,” said Navy Intelligence Specialist 1st Class David Rister, who worked with a Special Forces unit in Iraq in 2007 and now is assigned to a Hawaii-based P-3 squadron. "The report continues:" A gay female lieutenant colonel in the Army Medical Corps agreed. “You can’t afford to be that darn picky,” she said. “You’ve discharged thousands of really good soldiers. That’s tragic. You’ve discarded them … because you don’t like what they do in their personal life. ”Contention 3: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is a violation of rights. Last, but not least, of course, is the question about where ethical principles comes into play. DADT is clearly a violation of rights because it inhibits the rights of free speech, which would include the expression of self.