House Votes to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

The House voted Thursday to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law that banned gay people from serving openly in the U.S. military.

The policy was first put into place in 1993 during the Clinton administration, and has been highly controversial ever since.

The repeal passed 234-194 with 5 Republicans voting "yes: and 26 Democrats voting "no." The bill now goes to the Senate, but the earliest it can be put into practice is after the Pentagon finishes their study on the issue on December 1.

This may be a definitive (but certainly not the main) issue of the 2010 campaign, as candidate like Gov. Charlie Crist (I-FL) have jumped on board saying he supports the bill; especially in more socially conservative parts of the country.