This was sent to me, yesterday, by "The Human Rights Campaign".
"As of this afternoon, there is absolutely no excuse to delay the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Now it's time to act.
The Department of Defense has released its landmark study, 9 months in the making. It came to the same conclusion as numerous experts' reports and 25 other countries.
They all agree on one simple, inescapable truth: Lesbians and gays should serve openly in the U.S. military.
My fellow troops have spoken. Generals have spoken. Think tanks have spoken. The American people have spoken."
[From this point on, this comment is mine]
But now comes the question...... Will our illustrious representatives (a term I use loosely) actually do something about it? Or,... will they sit on their thumbs and debate about their sanctimonious moral outlooks, until it's time for the new representatives to come in and sit on their thumbs?
It's time we stop treating our men and women in the armed services of America like second class citizens. These people lay their lives on the lines "fighting to keep Democracy safe" (another term I use loosely). But, it's true! Whether you agree with the principles or not, these men and women deserve better than we're giving them in the individual rights department. They are us, and as "us", they deserve the rights afforded all Americans.
Tell your representatives anyway you can.... It's about time..... It's about freedom.... It's about what's right!
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