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Let your voice be heard! (DADT rule)
I just responded to this movement, and thought I would post it here, so others may sign and/or pass this on. Lt. Choi goes into the military court Tuesday. Let's send him in there with a stack of signatures and messages as tall as he is... Apologies for possible grammar errors -- I need more protein to think!
Their appeal for signatures and my comment behind the cut.
Their words:
Hi,
Did you know that the military is still discharging soldiers for being openly gay?
One of these soldiers is California's own Lt. Dan Choi, who is also an Arabic linguist. Lt. Choi is fighting the discharge and fighting the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and needs your help.
Lt. Choi goes on trial on Tuesday. I just signed a letter of support via the Courage Campaign for Lt. Choi, which he will bring with him to his trial.
Will you join me in signing and urge your friends to do the same before Tuesday's trial?:
http://www.couragecampaign.org/SupportDan
Thanks!
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My comment:
It is far past ridiculous -- it is appalling that Lt. Choi, who is otherwise exactly whom America needs defending its borders and concerns, should be discharged simply because the person he loves most in this life is male. Especially if his company knows about this fact and accepts it.
We expect our soldiers to go to far-away places and help people whose culture is alien to ours -- and we try to understand and accept them as they are. How can we do any less for our own citizens?
Sexual orientation has nothing to do with being a proud citizen, with having leadership qualities -- but why go on? Either you see the problem, or you don't. How many translators will we lose to this stupid law?
Make this issue go away, and not by firing Choi. Send him back to his unit, where he can translate Arabic and keep his own company of soldiers safe.
I honor his service, and believe that a majority of Americans also feel the same way.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Their appeal for signatures and my comment behind the cut.
Their words:
Hi,
Did you know that the military is still discharging soldiers for being openly gay?
One of these soldiers is California's own Lt. Dan Choi, who is also an Arabic linguist. Lt. Choi is fighting the discharge and fighting the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and needs your help.
Lt. Choi goes on trial on Tuesday. I just signed a letter of support via the Courage Campaign for Lt. Choi, which he will bring with him to his trial.
Will you join me in signing and urge your friends to do the same before Tuesday's trial?:
http://www.couragecampaign.org/SupportDan
Thanks!
************
My comment:
It is far past ridiculous -- it is appalling that Lt. Choi, who is otherwise exactly whom America needs defending its borders and concerns, should be discharged simply because the person he loves most in this life is male. Especially if his company knows about this fact and accepts it.
We expect our soldiers to go to far-away places and help people whose culture is alien to ours -- and we try to understand and accept them as they are. How can we do any less for our own citizens?
Sexual orientation has nothing to do with being a proud citizen, with having leadership qualities -- but why go on? Either you see the problem, or you don't. How many translators will we lose to this stupid law?
Make this issue go away, and not by firing Choi. Send him back to his unit, where he can translate Arabic and keep his own company of soldiers safe.
I honor his service, and believe that a majority of Americans also feel the same way.
Thank you for your time and attention.