White House Refuses To Include DADT Repeal Language in Defense Transmittals

[FreeState]

http://www.sldn.org/news/archives/sldn-white-house-transmittal-of-defense-budget-to-congress-does-not-in/

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a national, legal services and policy organization dedicated to ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), released a statement today on President Barack Obama’s most recent transmittal to Congress of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. The transmittal as sent does not include repeal language of DADT. SLDN has been pushing the President to include repeal in his defense budget proposal as a signal the Administration supports repealing the law this year.

“It is now becoming painfully clear that the President will not include the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in his defense budget transmittals to Congress,” said Aubrey Sarvis, executive director for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. “This is his second defense bill without a call for repeal. But there is still an opportunity for the President to engage, and we hope he will seize it soon. We urgently need his help in reconciling the differences between the Pentagon and the Hill on the repeal timeline, and he can also begin asking Members of Congress to vote for repeal this year.”

Edit to take out my comment .

[mitchtv]

1. only a pawn in the game

Bob Dylan

[FreeState]

2. Yep and sadly DADT will be law for much longer now, baring some miracle

and GLBT families are the ones paying the highest price.

[Bluebear]

9. +

[Starry Messenger]

3. I'd probably have to edit my comment too.

I'll just kick and rec.

[EFerrari]

4. Come on, Obama. Laura Bush already signed off, for pete's sake.

[QC]

5. Face it, he's just not that into you. n/t

[QC]

6. Kick! n/t

[Bluebear]

10. and again

[msongs]

7. maybe he is one of those "some of my best friends are...." kind of hetero male nt

[Bluebear]

8. Donnie McClurkin was just the opening act. nt

[QC]

11. I thought he was only going to sing one song! n/t

[Bluebear]

12. But he passed out lyric booklets for people to add their own verses.

[Lyric]

13. When Pickles is more progressive on this issue than our President

then we have a serious problem.

[Bluebear]

14. +

[cali]

15. Just disgusting.

[QC]

16. I guess this is the "pragmatic" way to do things. n/t

[QC]

17. kick

[robinblue]

18. so sorry to see this!