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Majority

 Leader  Sen.  Harry  Reid  


United  States  Senate  
Washington,  DC  
 
Dear  Majority  Leader  Reid,  
 
On  behalf  of  the  National  Stonewall  Democrats  and  our  affiliates  around  the  country,  I  ask  that  
you  keep  the  Senate  in  session  until  Don’t  Ask,  Don’t  Tell  has  been  repealed.  
 
I  won’t  go  into  all  the  reasons  why  DADT  needs  to  be  repealed  (as  a  strong  proponent  of  repeal,  
I  know  you  know  them  all),  but  I  feel  it’s  important  to  say  that  our  members,  supporters  and  
allies  expect  to  see  DADT  legislation  voted  on  and  repealed  in  this  Congress  –  or  it  might  be  
years  before  we  do.  The  courageous  women  and  men  who  currently  serve  in  silence  should  not  
be  expected  to  continue  to  put  their  own  integrity  on  hold  and  continue  to  lie  in  order  to  serve.  
Integrity  and  honor  are  foundational  principles  of  our  military  and  servicemembers  should  not  
be  expected  to  lie  about  their  personal  lives  in  order  to  keep  doing  their  job.    
 
We  understand  that  the  barriers  to  passage  are  daunting,  but  we  are  confident  passage  is  
indeed  possible  given  enough  time.    
 
We  ask  that  the  Senate  be  given  that  time  to  do  their  job.  We  ask  that  you  keep  them  in  
Washington  until  that  job  is  complete.    
 
Sincerely,  

 
 
Michael  Mitchell  
Executive  Director  
 

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