No sense in 'don't ask, don't tell'

I'm not sure I understand the reasoning behind the policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Do people normally ask? I personally don't ask every person I meet, and maybe this is an assumption, but I think most people don't ask and most people don't tell.

Then why would you ask every military official that question? My guess is that whether we have a policy or not, the question would not come up except for by a person who has some need to know.

So if 70 percent of the military doesn't care or think that it is dangerous, let's just forget about the policy and leave it up to the individuals to not discuss. For goodness sakes, it takes less senators to get a bill to the floor for a vote; why does it take more than 70 percent of the military for this to be repealed?

Lesley Wexler

Libertyville