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to settle disputes fairly
The Nazis built on this. Most crucially, I think, was the Enabling Act of March 23, 1933. And this is when the Reichstag amended the Weimar Constitution— they required a 2/3 votes to do so— and gave Hitler emergency powers for four years.
I believe that it is true.
"Don't ask, don't tell" was a law set by former President Clinton in 1994 that prohibited discrimination against gay and bisexual military service members that were closeted. The purpose of the legislation was to allow them to serve in the military so long as their sexuality was kept a secret.