HUFFINGTON POST – Good, Bad, and Ugly for Religious Liberty and LGBT Rights in Defense Bill
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A sure sign of early summer in Washington, besides the sticky, humid air, is the House and Senate Armed Services Committees kicking off the annual process to pass the defense authorization bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill always touches on a range of important ACLU issues, primarily those at the intersection of national security and civil liberties, and, this year, sexual assault in the military. But, we, as the ACLU lobbyists who focus on freedom of religion and belief and LGBT rights, weren’t left out of this annual summertime rite. Here are a few of the things we saw — good, bad, and ugly.