The time to end Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is RIGHT NOW!
Okay, Ms Speaker of the House Pelosi, it is time for YOU to act. It is time for YOU and the rest of OUR elected officials to stop this bullshit.
It is PAST TIME for YOU to STOP PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES with the lives of gay Americans.
It is PAST TIME for the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT to END DISCRIMINATION.
It is PAST TIME for ALL AMERICANS to be AFFORDED THE SAME RIGHTS.
It is PAST TIME for YOU AND YOUR CONGRESS to
REPEAL DON’T ASK DON’T TELL
REPEAL the DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT
TO PASS the EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT
and to START LEADING THIS COUNTRY INTO THE FUTURE.
You were elected with gay money and with gay votes. Do not think for one moment that we do not have a choice of who we vote for or support in the future.
And that goes for you, too, Mr. President.
While supporting this initiative I wonder if the timing is right – of all the priorities on my personal list, healthcare reform is #1.
I’m wondering if there aren’t too many pots on the fire all at once.
Well… It’s at the top of my personal list.
Healthcare is pretty meaningless if we can’t share it. If either of us are banned from survivorship benefits, one of us dies and the other has to go through probate to inherit our home… We can still be kicked out of a hospital room.
The President could put a moratorium on discharges right this very minute (and he doesn’t write that stuff, his aides do) and then allow congress to pass the legislation at their leisure.
He has chosen not to do anything at all.
As far as healthcare reform goes, the insurance companies and the pharmaceutical companies and the for-profit medical services have already won. Any healthcare reform that is initiated is going to be reasonably worthless at this point. The Democrats don’t have the balls to do the right thing because they’re getting paid off just as much as the Republicans. They have also allowed the right-wing fanatics to control the debate.
I’m pretty disgusted with the whole political system right now, so we will be heading to Washington on October 10th and 11th to voice our displeasure in person.
And if they do not end DADT and DoMA before the 2012 elections, I will NOT vote for any one of them. I’m tired of being used as a political pawn.