[PAA-Discuss] Please call/ Urgent: Big push needed on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell!"

Fri Sep 10 12:22:58 EDT 2010

remember, you can call locally at:

Senator Kay  Bailey Hutchison

713-653-3456
713-209-3459 (FAX)

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), 

Tel:  713-572-3337
Fax: 713-572-3777 

BREAKING: Last night, a  federal judge ruled that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" 
was unconstitutional.  This is a landmark ruling that will face a long and 
rigorous appeals  process. In the meantime, we are now in a position for 
Congress to once  and for all put an end to this discriminatory law. So, read on 
and call  your senators NOW.

Dear Juli,

URGENT: Our window on  "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" could close before we know  
it.

Join our national call-in day  – tell your senators to repeal "Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell"  before

they leave for the  election. 

Sen. John Cornyn at (202)  224-2934 and Sen. Kay Hutchison at (202) 
224-5922 

_Important: Click here so  we can track your  call._ 
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The Senate has a quick four-week  session before they leave for the 2010 
election. It's critical that they  repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in this 
short window – and time is  running out. 

Lots of people believe that  repeal is a foregone conclusion. But I need 
you to know: this is not a  done deal. We've had to fight to the end for every 
victory  we've won, and this is no different. 

If we don't speak up now,  our window for repeal could close. Anti-gay 
constituents are  calling Senate offices with lists of right-wing lies: that 
open military  service would increase sexual assault, trample on the religious 
freedom  of military chaplains, and put "twisted sexual desires" ahead of  
national security. 

We have a 100-senator strategy to  make sure bigotry and deception don't 
win out just before we reach the  finish line. 

It takes about 45 seconds to  call each one of your senators and urge them 
to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't  Tell" before they leave for the election. It's 
just as  important for supportive senators to hear from us – they need to  
know we're counting on them to get a repeal to President Obama's desk  this 
year. 

You may never have called Congress.  That's fine. It couldn't be simpler. 
    1.  Before 5 p.m. ET, call Sen. John  Cornyn at (202) 224-2934 and Sen. 
Kay Hutchison at (202) 224-5922  – tell each staffer who answers where you 
live, so they know  you are a constituent. Then say: "I'm calling to urge 
the  Senator to push for repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in the next four  
weeks, before the election."  
    2.  Most calls end right there, but if you'd  like, you can add:  
    *   Americans recognize that on the  battlefield, it doesn't matter 
whether a soldier is lesbian, gay or  straight; what matters is that a soldier 
gets the job done.  
    *   This law hurts military readiness and  national security. It puts 
American soldiers at risk. 
    3.  Be  sure to make TWO calls – one to each of your senators.  
    4.  IMPORTANT: After you hang  up, _click here to let us know  that you 
made the call._ 
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called. 

Senate staff are accepting calls –  and keeping tabs on what constituents 
care about, so senators will know  what to focus on when they return for this 
short, busy session.  

We've laid years of  groundwork to get to this point, but unless we push 
harder than ever,  there's no guarantee it will happen. 

The House has already passed a  repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell. This is 
the last step before it goes  to President Obama's desk. So we need to turn 
up the pressure in  the Senate to make sure our window of opportunity doesn't 
 close! 

Thanks for your help. Please pass  this email on to your friends and 
family. 

Sincerely,

Joe Solmonese
President

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