institution pointed out earlier this year, australia, canada, israel, which all allowed open service, they found the transmissions were remarkably boring. the israeli army remain, soldier for soldier, the most effective military in the world, considering their country is effectively under siege every day. as it happened, eloquence triumph offed in the house of representatives yesterday on don't ask don't tell. so rather than offer a specific rewrite of gongman gohmert's silliness, i will yield the balance of my time to the gentleman of georgia, the honorable john lewis. >> mr. speaker, i have just two words for you, my colleagues. vote yes. vote yes to end don't ask don't tell. vote yes for equality. vote yes because discrimination is wrong.