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“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is officially over …Jim Messina, BarackObama.com
Today, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is officially over.
Gay men and lesbians in the military no longer have to hide who they are, and the servicemembers who were discharged under this policy can re-enlist.
This is one of the administration’s signature achievements. Countless Americans fought hard to end this law over the course of nearly two decades, and President Obama is proud to have signed the repeal.
But today’s news isn’t just a policy promise kept — it’s a personal promise kept to the thousands of people who needed and deserved this change.
I want to share a video the campaign put together about some of the people affected by this law: four stories from men and women who served in the military during “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
You should watch the video and share it with everyone who cares about fairness and equality in America.
Before my current job, I was in the White House working on getting this done, and I can honestly say that repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is one of the greatest things I have ever been or ever will be a part of. I think about it every time I walk into my office, where I keep one of the pens the President used to sign the bill.
It’s a reminder that — as broken as Washington is and as long as change can take — people and organizations can do amazing things when they work together and never waver from the vision that unites them.
Watch four people say what today means to them — and let us know what it means to you:
http://my.barackobama.com/dadtvid
There’s a lot more to do in the months ahead. But today is one to savor.
Thanks,
Messina
A new GOP push to delay repealing DADT is on –
If you thought the fight to end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was finally over, think again.
We all thought it was a done deal when President Obama signed the repeal into law. But House Republicans pulled a stunt that could delay or even stop the repeal from taking effect by passing an outrageous series of amendments to the bill that funds our military.
We can’t stay silent in the face of this new GOP push to turn back the clock on repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t tell.
Help the DCCC surpass their goal of getting 100,000 signatures to their petition supporting the repeal. We need to hold the House Republicans accountable for putting their radical social agenda ahead of keeping our military strong and our families safe.
Voice your outrage at House Republicans trying to turn back the clock on repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Sign our petition and then forward it to your friends and family.http://www.dccc.org/page/m/1d63ca50/1b9dd8ab/486ed6cc/4e0cee73/619517217/VEsH/
When I served in Congress, it was an honor to sponsor and fight for legislation to finally end this discriminatory policy. As an Army officer, I saw firsthand how the policy forces patriots to lie about who they are just so they can defend the freedoms that make America great.
We could not have passed legislation to repeal this policy without your grassroots support. Now, we must keep the pressure on, by exposing the despicable tactics that the Republicans are using to stop the repeal from taking effect.
Sign our petition opposing the efforts being made by House Republicans to turn back the clock on repeal. http://www.dccc.org/page/m/1d63ca50/1b9dd8ab/486ed6cc/4e0cee73/619517217/VEsH/
We’ve come too far. We must see this fight through to the end.
It’s time to put Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in the history books for good.
Patrick Murphy
This needs to be a headline …OFA
Yesterday, Democrats in the Senate successfully blocked the repeal of health reform — preventing Republicans from tacking it on as an amendment to a completely unrelated bill.
But Republicans in Congress aren’t finished with the political games.
Instead of focusing on creating jobs and growing the economy, they are insisting on re-litigating the battles of the last two years. They’ve vowed to do whatever it takes to tear apart the Affordable Care Act bit by bit, and they’re already planning to go after it at every turn.
These opponents of reform are in full campaign mode.
But we don’t just have the facts on our side — we also have the millions of Americans who already benefit from reform. And it’s up to us to help tell their stories, to make sure everyone understands the costs of repeal.
So, in the next week, we want to make sure those stories are on the letters pages of your local papers — one place we know lawmakers and folks in your community are sure to look.
Will you write a letter to the editor exposing repeal — and highlight how the Affordable Care Act is improving lives in your community?
Using our letter-to-the-editor tool is easy, and we’ll even get you started with a few tips and helpful points you can use to make your case.
But, discussion points aside, you already know why we can’t afford repeal. The Affordable Care Act is helping millions of people around the country — and these are our friends and neighbors.
We’re on their side.
We’re on the side of the folks who used to worry about losing their coverage when someone on their plan got sick.
We’re on the side of the young adults who can now stay on their parents’ health plan until they turn 26.
We’re on the side of the seniors who used to pay thousands out of pocket because they fell in the “donut hole” in prescription drug coverage.
We’re on the side of the people the insurance companies can no longer discriminate against, like children who have a pre-existing condition.
That’s why we fought for reform in the first place.
That’s why we can’t stand by while the other side tries to tear it down, exposing millions of Americans once again to the whims of the insurance industry.
It’s why we can’t just sit back while a few activist judges rehash last year’s debate as they attempt to legislate from the bench and strike down provisions in the bill.
Because it shouldn’t be repeal that we should be reading about in tomorrow’s papers. The headlines we see should be about the people whose lives are improving because of reform.
They’re counting on you.
Tell their story — or yours. Write a letter to the editor today to protect our progress:
http://my.barackobama.com/RepealLTE
Thanks,
Yohannes
Yohannes Abraham
Political Director





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