Saturday, July 4, 2009

Your support for Lt. Dan Choi has been amazing. 162,741 people signed Lt. Choi’s letter to the Army and 141,262 people signed Lt. Choi’s letter to President Obama. In all, more than 300,000 signatures were collected on Lt. Choi’s behalf and were submitted as “Exhibit E: Courage Campaign” to the Army.

Dan is not giving up and needs your support to keep fighting. Please join Lt. Choi, the Courage Campaign, Knights Out and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network in signing this letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
From the Courage Campaign’s website:
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi,
We, the undersigned, urge you to make “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” a priority and publicly support the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (HR 1283) — legislation that would repeal DADT and replace it with a policy of nondiscrimination.
Lt. Dan Choi, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, an Iraq War veteran, Arabic translator and California native, is a capable soldier and leader who could continue to play a vital role in this time of war. His firing is a symbol of all that is wrong with this policy.
Both the Senate Majority Leader and President Obama have spoken publicly about the need to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Speaker Pelosi — your voice and your leadership is needed at this crucial time.
We call on you to make the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” a priority in Congress. We cannot afford to lose any more talented soldiers critical to our national security.
Sincerely,
If you agree that the viciously homophobic, Clinton-era military policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” needs to go the way of New Coke, then on this Independence Day, I urge you to take a brief moment and sign this letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
President Obama — who campaigned vowing to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” has repeatedly blamed the Congress for failing to send him a bill to sign that repeals the ban. Here’s a chance to make it happen.
Happy Independence Day and thank you for supporting Lt. Dan Choi!























