WashPost calls for activism to end DADT

The Washington Post editorializes that an end to Don't Ask, Don't Tell will require voter activism:

Gay rights activists are right to hold Mr. Obama to his promise to overturn the ban. But they are wrong if they think he isn't trying. The president has met at least twice with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to tell them that he wanted the ban lifted. This month, the Pentagon announced that its general counsel was reviewing the "don't ask, don't tell policy," and Adm. Mullen acknowledged discussing with his staff how he might implement a change in policy. This is the necessary work to get military support for allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly, as they do in 24 countries, including Israel and Great Britain.

What is also necessary is that the activism aimed at Mr. Obama also be directed at Congress. Mr. Murphy has started http://www.letthemserve.com/ to harness that grass-roots ire to get more House colleagues to support his bill. As Mr. Murphy told us, "You can sit, bitch and moan, or you can bring about the change in policy our country needs." A majority of Americans believe that gay men and lesbians should serve openly in the military. It's time they got to work to help get it done.

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