HRC and BHO on DADT
During a recent interview with CBS on LOGOs Jason Bellini, Senator Hillary Clinton took the opportunity to discuss her presidential candidacy, her recent post-debate embrace with Barack Obama and her record on issues affecting the gay community -- including "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Clinton reminded viewers of an important truth, that the ban on gays and lesbians in our armed forces is not a policy or a regulation, but a law; and as such, only Congress, with the support and signature of the President, can repeal it. She rightfully notes that whoever the next President of the United States is, they will need to set an agenda that includes working with Congress to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Her promise to work for repeal of the Congressional law was mirrored by Sen. Barack Obama who last year, in response to a questionnaire from the Human Rights Campaign, strongly endorsed repeal legislation and promised his administration's full support in lifting the ban.
That is why SLDN, in addition to offering free legal aid to service members who have questions about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," is working with Congress to repeal the ban entirely. SLDN is urging lawmakers to support the Military Readiness Enhansment Act (HR 1246), the bill which will repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and allow every patriotic American to serve in the military regardless of sexual orientation. By passing this measure Congress can finally ensure that Americas national security interests are coming first, and that our armed forces are recruiting and retaining the very best Americans to serve and protect our country.
Visit SLDN online to find out if your lawmakers have signed on to HR 1246, and if your representative is still not a co-sponsor you can write him or her by clicking here and encouraging them to support repeal legislation.
Labels: barack obama, Hillary Clinton, MREA
02-04-08
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Comments for this entry are closed.Daimeon on December 31, 1969 at 02.00 pm
Still the one question that really would be nice to have answered…by either candidate. “You both claim to support repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, is it too much to ask that one of you back up your rhetoric with action and sponsor legislation in the Senate to repeal this heinous law before the end of your term as Senator?”
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Loyal SLDN Supporter on December 31, 1969 at 02.00 pm
Long before HRC endorsed repeal or thought this was a “hip, trendy, money making” issue SLDN provided free, confidential legal services. Don’t presume SLDN supporters aren’t noticing your crafty “HRC” pun. Just because it stands for Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn’t mean HRC is has been on the forefront of this issue.
KipEsquire on December 31, 1969 at 02.00 pm
Still no version in the Senate.<BR><BR>If only there were a Senator or two who claimed to oppose DADT and who could sponsor a companion version of MREA in that chamber.<BR><BR>Especially one who sits on the Armed Services Committee, where such a bill would be first debated.<BR><BR>—-<BR><BR>Folks, I applaud your commitment to this issue, but do you realize at all how utterly preposterous it is for you, how humiliating it is to you, to commend HRC for reminding people that DADT is a statute without simultaneously calling her out for her hypocritical inaction on the policy?