Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

(Community Matters) Yesterday, federal Judge Virgina Phillips of the Central District Court of CA issued an injunction banning enforcement of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, ordering the military to cease all investigations and dismissals.

In  Sept. she’d declared the law unconstitutional, noting that it “infringes the fundamental rights of United States service members and prospective service members,” violating their rights of due process and freedom of speech.

Also, yesterday, 21 US Senators wrote to the US Attorney General recommending he not appeal the court’s ruling. They cite an appeal as a setback to Senate efforts to repeal the law.  I’d like to understand more about this.

We need a permanent end to this discriminatory practice,  wouldn’t not appealing a lower court’s ruling  be a reversible fix?  Admittedly, this isn’t my field.  I’m looking for the counsel of others before forming my own opinion.