Some Republican lawmakers concerned about critical race theory and leftist biases being introduced in the military are seeking to amend a defense spending bill in a bid to stamp it out. “My Republican colleagues and I hear regularly from active duty and retired service members that even holding conservative values is now enough to endanger a service member’s military career,” said Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee. Rogers told news outlets that the issue has to be addressed in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which typically garners bipartisan support, and that he will also work with “any free-speech-minded Democrats interested in joining our cause.” In the Senate, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) suggested that Republicans may have to hold up the NDAA to ban critical race theory in the military. The quasi-Marxist critical race theory, which claims racism is ingrained in the United States, …