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ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate and House to Pass DADT Repeal NOW!
-By Tommy News
Reps. Hoyer and Patrick Murphy have announced they will introduce a
free-standing companion bill to the Lieberman/Collins stand-alone bill
to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the Senate. House passage could
increase pressure on the Senate to move on repeal to send the bill to
the President's desk. We all need to increase our pressure on both
houses now and whip these important votes for DADT repeal now.
Call, Fax, Webform, and Send Postal Mail to your Congress member and
your two Senators All this week and next. Get Contact info at
www.congress.org Congress Main Switchboard 202-224-3121
The failed and discriminatory Don't Ask Don't Tell military policy
must be repealed. More than 14,000 service members have been fired
under the law since 1994. This repeal must be done during the lame
duck session, while Democrats still control the House and Senate, or
the Republican Grand Obstructionist Party of No will likely block
repeal for years to come.
In addition to DADT Repeal, also ask for a repeal of DOMA, and passage
of ENDA and UAFA, and introduction of The American Equality Bill AEB
for Civil Rights equality during the lame duck session. Then pass this
on.
This is a list of key Senators. Please call them if you are one of
their constituents. Please feel free to share this event with others
who are willing to step up and do their part. Call your senator and
thank them if they support repeal.
We're still not 100% sure that the 60 pro-repeal Senators will support
the stand-alone Lieberman/Collins bill, so let's keep those calls
flowing in. Target list is below.
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): 202-224-6665 (supports repeal, but mixed
signals on the stand-alone bill)
George Voinovich (R-OH): 202-224-3353 (no position)
Olympia Snowe (R-ME): 202-224-5344 (no position)
Richard Lugar (R-IN): 202-224-4814 (no position)
Judd Gregg (R-NH): 202-224-3324 (no position)
Scott Brown (R-MA): 202-224-4543 (supports repeal, but has not made a
position clear yet on the stand-alone bill)
Kit Bond (R-MO): 202-224-5721 (no position)
Mark Kirk (R-IL): 202-224-2854 (no position)
Joe Manchin (D-WV): 202-224-3954 (no position, but mixed signals on repeal)
–Harry Reid (D-NV); (202) 224-3542
–Carl Levin (D-MI); (202) 224-6221…
–Susan Collins (R-ME); (202) 224-2523
–Mark Pryor (D-Ark.); (202) 224-2353
–Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark); (202) 224-4843
–Judd Gregg (R-NH); (202) 224-3324
–Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); (202) 224-6665
–The Senate Switch Board (202) 224-3121
THE MESSAGE FROM REPEAL ADVOCATES TO REID, LEVIN, GATES, OBAMA:
–"Call the defense bill up in a bipartisan way to bring on a handful
of Republicans who we will need to pass the bill.
It is absolutely essential that we contact Senator Harry Reid of
Nevada and the White House to let them know how important this is.
Senator Reid's number is 202-224-3542. The White House switchboard is
202-456-1414. The White House also has a comment line at 202-456-1111.
Think of the service members who are required to serve in silence.
Think of their families and loved ones who have to live in the shadows
simply because they are gay, lesbian or bisexual. Does it make any
sense to you that Don't Ask, Don't Tell is still a law in the USA –
the land of the free and home of the brave?
Call, Fax, Webform, and Send Postal Mail to your two Senators and your
Congress member All this week and next. Get Contact info at
www.congress.org Congress Main Switchboard 202-224-3121
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