Obama moves to end the Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy

Let me begin by thanking CMBlovesdebate for posting an argument in her last round. I fell confident that I understand your position and I will try my best to represent it faithfully. I'm not too sure what you wanted me to see in your following references, (http://wikipedia.org...) (http://www.defenselink.mil...), but I am sure they had useful information of some sort. *Case Pro: Rebuttals* 1A. Unit Cohesion "We have absolutely no idea whether or not the unit cohesion would be jeopardized or not." If nearly 30 of the world's most advanced countries can allow gays to openly serve then our military should be just fine if don't ask don't tell is removed. Those countries used to be much more hostile towards gays than they are now, and there is no reason to think that our country would not follow that same trend. "America breeds many pious church goers who are completely against homosexuality and will never accept it. A hand full of those people join the armed forces and do not want to know the sexuality of their fellow soldiers." Laws cannot be created so that they conform to the deeply held prejudices of a certain group of people. Unlike some nations, the United States has a separation of church and state. [1] Therefore, your argument can be dismissed on its own merits. I ask my opponent, "How would you like to be kicked out of your job or school for being a Moderate?" [2] After all, there is no reason for you to tell the rest of us about your political views. And there are certainly many people in our country that find your views on politics to be quite distasteful. 1B. Regarding the safety of gay military personnel "The policy has protected them and created comfort for "homophobic" heterosexuals." Actually, you are quite wrong. This policy only seeks to further the deep rooted prejudices people hold against gays. Mutual understanding is only achieved when disparate groups of people interact with each other. If more straight people knew someone that was gay then they would be statistically less likely to hold prejudices and perform hate crimes against gays. Don't ask don't tell encourages ignorance and thus helps promote intolerance against gays. Your position on these matters is discriminatory and your reasoning is circular. *Case Pro* Contention 1: Don't ask don't tell is harmful to the armed forces and therefore to the nation. My opponent has ignored the central claims of my argument and has thus conceded this point in my favor. The most she has to say is that heterosexuals would be made uncomfortable by openly gay soldiers. It should therefore be obvious that there my opponent's case does not rest on any kind of a rational basis whatsoever. ======== Conclusion ======== My opponent has dropped my central argument and has built her own position on nothing more than overtly fallacious arguments. Banning gays from serving in the military helps ensure that homophobia is perpetuated in our society and it weakens our nation's military standing. Don't ask don't tell is unnecessary, discriminatory, and harmful. Therefore, I encourage everyone to stand with me in giving this resolution the overwhelming endorsement that it rightfully deserves. (Vote Pro) ---References--- [1] http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] http://www.debate.org...