On
Rachel Maddow’s show last night, Representative Alcee Hastings (D, FL) claims the White House pressured him to drop an amendment which would have prevented funding for Don’t Ask Don’t Tell investigations.
What’s President Fierce Advocate up to?
The Service Members Legal Defense Network’s Communications Director responds:
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Originally Posted by Kevin Nix
We hope it’s not true the White House pressured Rep. Hastings to withdraw his amendment to stop funding "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" investigations. Such a move would go against President Obama’s commitment to end "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell." Now, we need to see some positive action, some follow through from this White House. The Commander in Chief has a key leadership role in ending this bad law. He should publicly endorse the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, sponsored by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA), that overturns DADT. The President and Congress need to get on the same page and same timeline in ending DADT and both need to act with a sense of urgency. Service members are getting fired literally every day just because they are gay or lesbian, and our national security is at risk because we’re losing some of the best and brightest linguists, medics, pilots, and intelligence analysts under this archaic law.
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