Hey all!
Its being reported that Senator Carl Levin is being pressured from all sides of the DADT repeal debate. Lets not give the bigots a chance to win this one! Its time to let Carl Levin know where we stand on DADT repeal.
Phone numbers, sample emails, and lots more below the fold.
from ThinkProgress:
Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and ranking member John McCain (R-Ariz.) are in talks about how to move a defense authorization bill to the floor in the coming weeks. House Armed Services staff members, including Simmons, were also part of staff-level discussions to smooth out differences between the House and Senate bills in an effort to speed conference negotiations, McKeon spokesman Josh Holly said.
Lets let Carl Levin know that compromise with the Republicans on the NDAA will NOT stand. The DADT repeal MUST remain in the Authorization bill, or its dead. This is the time to stand up to the bigots in the Senate and in the Republican party as a whole. There WILL be no defense authorization bill with out DADT repeal. It is incredibly important that in the next couple of weeks we FLOOD Carl Levin's inbox with letter showing our support for repeal of this bigoted and nasty policy.
But hey, this isn't limited to Carl Levin alone. Call your Senators, people. We must ensure that the NDAA is passed with repeal in tact.
DADT repeal isn't dead yet. If we show Senate Democrats that it is absolutely imperative that they FIGHT for DADT repeal, OR ELSE in huge numbers, we may be able to tip the scales in our favor. The important thing is that YOU CALL TODAY. Right now!
I am not going to copy/paste the phone numbers off all Senators here, but I will link it.
you can find a list of all 100 senators with phone numbers and emails here
The white house contact line:
Phone Numbers:
(202) 456-1414 and (202) 456-2461
Contact Page can be found here
There are numerous online petitions that you can sign to show your support for DADT repeal as well:
a couple from The Petition Site: here and here
Patrick Murphy's DADT repeal petition
Here is one from change.org
Sen. Gillibrand's Petition
Oh, yeah I have also written a sample email and/or call script for emailing and calling senators, just in case you don't know what to say (I have always found these useful)
Dear Senator X,
I am writing/calling you to express my deep concern that the Senate Armed Services Committee is considering taking the repeal of the law known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" out of the Defense Authorization Bill. As someone who supports equality and freedom, and opposes institutionalized bigotry and hate I will not donate to any democrat willing to compromise on equality. I hope that you will see that bigotry in our armed forces is not acceptable, and that any compromise with the republicans on this issue should not be considered. Thank you very much for your time.
Signed,
A concerned citizen. (or your name, or whatever)
Oh, and also, if you get time, mosey on into Clarknt67's (here) diary and toss it a tip and rec. And if you can, please, donate to the ACLU. Despite some bad judgement calls in the past (Citizens United) they do fucking awesome work. I have been a member for years and I am rarely disappointed. Please, they need all the help they can get.
We can do this y'all! Get on those phones!