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March on the White House — End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" NOW!It is estimated that 265 military members have been dismissed since the beginning of the Obama administration under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Since the law was passed in 1993, over 13,000 have been discharged due to their sexual orientation. It is unconscionable that as two wars are being fought, we are losing some of our most talented men and women — linguists, doctors, intelligence analysts and soldiers — to this discriminatory policy. It hurts military readiness, it hurts unit cohesion, and it is antithetical to American values. The ACLU has joined the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network to sponsor a march on the White House on Saturday, June 27 to let the President, Congress and the American public know that enough is enough. Two-hundred sixty-five discharges are 265 too many. We need to change this policy now. If you’re in the D.C. area this Saturday, please join us at Farragut Square (17th and K Sts. NW) in Washington, D.C., at 2 p.m. We will then march to the White House and show our support for the many thousands of gay and lesbian soldiers that are serving our country. You can also send Congress an e-mail and urge them to take action and repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”.
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Jun 25th, 2009 at 6:36pm
Who cares about these faggots!
Jun 26th, 2009 at 1:32pm
Actualy who cares about these people are anyone with any sense of fairness and decency.But then again I would rather they send off the bigots and the chicken hawks to get killed.
One problem I have with ending this policy however is that it takes away one of the easyest means for someone to escape from the military by claiming to be gay.Fortunatly soldiers who don't want to be cannon fodder any more can still escape the insanity by lighting up a good joint so they can fail the urine test.
Jun 27th, 2009 at 12:41pm
Paen you make it sound like the draft is still going. The 60's are dead get over it.
Jun 29th, 2009 at 10:46am
Sometimes the truth hurts!
Jul 17th, 2009 at 10:17pm
Ok first i would like to start off with if you havent served in the military you have no idea how such a thing could effect combat effectiveness. with that said, the military is doesnt make people join therefore they make their own rules. it effects unit cohesion which is very important, esp in a combat situation. its pretty much the same reason why females arent allowed in combat arms, things just wouldnt run smoothly