Politics | Pentagon Pentagon: Hurry Up on DADT Better for Congress, not courts, to repeal it: Gates By Matt Cantor Posted Nov 22, 2010 6:06 AM CST Copied Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., center, listens to comments by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., during a news conference on Capitol Hill Nov. 18, 2010, to push for the repeal of DADT. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) Top military brass are calling on Congress to quickly repeal "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell"—before the courts overturn the policy, potentially ordering changes that military leaders consider too fast or poorly thought-out. “If this law is going to change, it's better to be changed by legislation rather than have it struck down by the courts,” said defense secretary Robert Gates yesterday. He will release a study on the matter on Nov. 30, a day earlier than expected, which could allow the Senate Armed Services Committee's hearings to begin the same week, the AP reports. Read These Next Trump says attack killed Iran's supreme leader. Woman, 64, is in hot water over her singing of a national anthem. Baby born deep in Amazon rainforest is 'a source of hope.' We now know what might send bedbugs scurrying. Report an error