Today, I wrote to New York’s Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, thanking them for their work and advocacy on behalf of repealing our military’s bigoted “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and urging our Senators to continue fighting for the repeal in the form of bringing the Defense Authorization bill to the floor of the Senate before this current Congress ends.
“I support and strongly urge your continued advocacy to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and see the Defense Authorization bill brought to the floor before this current Congress ends. Repealing this policy is the only way to honor the memory and make right the lives of the countless members of our military who have been unjustly harmed by this ugly policy.”
This period of time as the Senate remains in session during the current Congress is crucial in the fight to repeal this discriminatory law as once this Congress ends, a new class of many anti-equality lawmakers will be sworn in with the new year. The Human Rights Campaign is making a large effort in their “Repeal DADT Now” campaign to continue lobbying our Senators to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. This campaign is something I personally highly support, and encourage you to do the same.
Please, call Senators Gillibrand and Schumer. Thank them for their work on repealing DADT, and urge them to support bringing the Defense Authorization bill to the floor for a vote before this current Congress ends.
Senator Schumer’s Western New York Offce may be reached at 716-846-4111.
Senator Gillibrand’s WNY Office may be reached at 716-854-9725.
Read the full text of my letter to Sen. Schumer here.
Read the full text of my letter to Sen. Gillibrand here.
November 16, 2010
Hon. Kirsten Gillbrand
478 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Gillbrand,
I write concerning the freedom of our country’s military. As you know, the military’s policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) threatens, harms and devastates the lives of women and men who serve our military. With this policy, our government continues to unjustly discriminate against our best who seek to serve and protect our nation. These great Americans are often faced with unimaginable dilemmas that place career, identity and family separately from one another. Never should this happen, and each day that passes when a soldier is forced to keep silent or risk the end of his or her career is an American tragedy.
I thank you for the work and advocacy you have done to keep this desperately urgent issue discussed in the Senate and on the national stage. Your recognition of heroes such as Lieutenant Dan Choi is commendable. Unfortunately, this Congress has seen many set backs in the effort to repeal this bigoted policy. I respectfully ask that you do all you can to continue to see this repeal through to a reality. I fully support the Human Rights Campaign’s “Repeal DADT Now” Campaign, and endorse action being taken to bring the Defense Authorization bill to the floor before this current Congress ends.
Again, I know you are well aware of the facts. The soldier who cannot receive an honest letter or phone call from the one they love. The partner who remains at home, in silence. The career pointlessly ended because of accusations over a soldier’s personal life. The personal stories from men and women across our nation’s borders and history, which tell of lives ruined and compromised in the name of this policy. Western New York has a great number of lives directly affected by this policy, men and women who have had personal freedom and security threatened by this true threat to our national security. I support and strongly urge your continued advocacy to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and see the Defense Authorization bill brought to the floor before this current Congress ends. Repealing this policy is the only way to honor the memory and make right the lives of the countless members of our military who have been unjustly harmed by this ugly policy.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bryan Ball
“I support and strongly urge your continued advocacy to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and see the Defense Authorization bill brought to the floor before this current Congress ends. Repealing this policy is the only way to honor the memory and make right the lives of the countless members of our military who have been unjustly harmed by this ugly policy.”
This period of time as the Senate remains in session during the current Congress is crucial in the fight to repeal this discriminatory law as once this Congress ends, a new class of many anti-equality lawmakers will be sworn in with the new year. The Human Rights Campaign is making a large effort in their “Repeal DADT Now” campaign to continue lobbying our Senators to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. This campaign is something I personally highly support, and encourage you to do the same.
Please, call Senators Gillibrand and Schumer. Thank them for their work on repealing DADT, and urge them to support bringing the Defense Authorization bill to the floor for a vote before this current Congress ends.
Senator Schumer’s Western New York Offce may be reached at 716-846-4111.
Senator Gillibrand’s WNY Office may be reached at 716-854-9725.
Read the full text of my letter to Sen. Schumer here.
Read the full text of my letter to Sen. Gillibrand here.
November 16, 2010
Hon. Kirsten Gillbrand
478 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Gillbrand,
I write concerning the freedom of our country’s military. As you know, the military’s policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) threatens, harms and devastates the lives of women and men who serve our military. With this policy, our government continues to unjustly discriminate against our best who seek to serve and protect our nation. These great Americans are often faced with unimaginable dilemmas that place career, identity and family separately from one another. Never should this happen, and each day that passes when a soldier is forced to keep silent or risk the end of his or her career is an American tragedy.
I thank you for the work and advocacy you have done to keep this desperately urgent issue discussed in the Senate and on the national stage. Your recognition of heroes such as Lieutenant Dan Choi is commendable. Unfortunately, this Congress has seen many set backs in the effort to repeal this bigoted policy. I respectfully ask that you do all you can to continue to see this repeal through to a reality. I fully support the Human Rights Campaign’s “Repeal DADT Now” Campaign, and endorse action being taken to bring the Defense Authorization bill to the floor before this current Congress ends.
Again, I know you are well aware of the facts. The soldier who cannot receive an honest letter or phone call from the one they love. The partner who remains at home, in silence. The career pointlessly ended because of accusations over a soldier’s personal life. The personal stories from men and women across our nation’s borders and history, which tell of lives ruined and compromised in the name of this policy. Western New York has a great number of lives directly affected by this policy, men and women who have had personal freedom and security threatened by this true threat to our national security. I support and strongly urge your continued advocacy to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and see the Defense Authorization bill brought to the floor before this current Congress ends. Repealing this policy is the only way to honor the memory and make right the lives of the countless members of our military who have been unjustly harmed by this ugly policy.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bryan Ball
Today, I wrote to New York’s Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, thanking them for their work and advocacy on behalf of repealing our military’s bigoted “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and urging our Senators to continue fighting for the repeal in the form of bringing the Defense Authorization bill to the floor of the Senate before this current Congress ends.
“I support and strongly urge your continued advocacy to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and see the Defense Authorization bill brought to the floor before this current Congress ends. Repealing this policy is the only way to honor the memory and make right the lives of the countless members of our military who have been unjustly harmed by this ugly policy.”
This period of time as the Senate remains in session during the current Congress is crucial in the fight to repeal this discriminatory law as once this Congress ends, a new class of many anti-equality lawmakers will be sworn in with the new year. The Human Rights Campaign is making a large effort in their “Repeal DADT Now” campaign to continue lobbying our Senators to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. This campaign is something I personally highly support, and encourage you to do the same.
Please, call Senators Gillibrand and Schumer. Thank them for their work on repealing DADT, and urge them to support bringing the Defense Authorization bill to the floor for a vote before this current Congress ends.
Senator Schumer’s Western New York Offce may be reached at 716-846-4111.
Senator Gillibrand’s WNY Office may be reached at 716-854-9725.
Read the full text of my letter to Sen. Schumer here.
Read the full text of my letter to Sen. Gillibrand here.
November 16, 2010
Hon. Kirsten Gillbrand
478 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Gillbrand,
I write concerning the freedom of our country’s military. As you know, the military’s policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) threatens, harms and devastates the lives of women and men who serve our military. With this policy, our government continues to unjustly discriminate against our best who seek to serve and protect our nation. These great Americans are often faced with unimaginable dilemmas that place career, identity and family separately from one another. Never should this happen, and each day that passes when a soldier is forced to keep silent or risk the end of his or her career is an American tragedy.
I thank you for the work and advocacy you have done to keep this desperately urgent issue discussed in the Senate and on the national stage. Your recognition of heroes such as Lieutenant Dan Choi is commendable. Unfortunately, this Congress has seen many set backs in the effort to repeal this bigoted policy. I respectfully ask that you do all you can to continue to see this repeal through to a reality. I fully support the Human Rights Campaign’s “Repeal DADT Now” Campaign, and endorse action being taken to bring the Defense Authorization bill to the floor before this current Congress ends.
Again, I know you are well aware of the facts. The soldier who cannot receive an honest letter or phone call from the one they love. The partner who remains at home, in silence. The career pointlessly ended because of accusations over a soldier’s personal life. The personal stories from men and women across our nation’s borders and history, which tell of lives ruined and compromised in the name of this policy. Western New York has a great number of lives directly affected by this policy, men and women who have had personal freedom and security threatened by this true threat to our national security. I support and strongly urge your continued advocacy to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and see the Defense Authorization bill brought to the floor before this current Congress ends. Repealing this policy is the only way to honor the memory and make right the lives of the countless members of our military who have been unjustly harmed by this ugly policy.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bryan Ball
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“I support and strongly urge your continued advocacy to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and see the Defense Authorization bill brought to the floor before this current Congress ends. Repealing this policy is the only way to honor the memory and make right the lives of the countless members of our military who have been unjustly harmed by this ugly policy.”
This period of time as the Senate remains in session during the current Congress is crucial in the fight to repeal this discriminatory law as once this Congress ends, a new class of many anti-equality lawmakers will be sworn in with the new year. The Human Rights Campaign is making a large effort in their “Repeal DADT Now” campaign to continue lobbying our Senators to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. This campaign is something I personally highly support, and encourage you to do the same.
Please, call Senators Gillibrand and Schumer. Thank them for their work on repealing DADT, and urge them to support bringing the Defense Authorization bill to the floor for a vote before this current Congress ends.
Senator Schumer’s Western New York Offce may be reached at 716-846-4111.
Senator Gillibrand’s WNY Office may be reached at 716-854-9725.
Read the full text of my letter to Sen. Schumer here.
Read the full text of my letter to Sen. Gillibrand here.
November 16, 2010
Hon. Kirsten Gillbrand
478 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Gillbrand,
I write concerning the freedom of our country’s military. As you know, the military’s policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) threatens, harms and devastates the lives of women and men who serve our military. With this policy, our government continues to unjustly discriminate against our best who seek to serve and protect our nation. These great Americans are often faced with unimaginable dilemmas that place career, identity and family separately from one another. Never should this happen, and each day that passes when a soldier is forced to keep silent or risk the end of his or her career is an American tragedy.
I thank you for the work and advocacy you have done to keep this desperately urgent issue discussed in the Senate and on the national stage. Your recognition of heroes such as Lieutenant Dan Choi is commendable. Unfortunately, this Congress has seen many set backs in the effort to repeal this bigoted policy. I respectfully ask that you do all you can to continue to see this repeal through to a reality. I fully support the Human Rights Campaign’s “Repeal DADT Now” Campaign, and endorse action being taken to bring the Defense Authorization bill to the floor before this current Congress ends.
Again, I know you are well aware of the facts. The soldier who cannot receive an honest letter or phone call from the one they love. The partner who remains at home, in silence. The career pointlessly ended because of accusations over a soldier’s personal life. The personal stories from men and women across our nation’s borders and history, which tell of lives ruined and compromised in the name of this policy. Western New York has a great number of lives directly affected by this policy, men and women who have had personal freedom and security threatened by this true threat to our national security. I support and strongly urge your continued advocacy to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and see the Defense Authorization bill brought to the floor before this current Congress ends. Repealing this policy is the only way to honor the memory and make right the lives of the countless members of our military who have been unjustly harmed by this ugly policy.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bryan Ball
Image: hrc.org
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