Don’t Your Dare Ask, Cause It Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL

EDITOR’S NOTE: A federal judge on Thursday declared the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional and said she will issue an order to stop the government from enforcing the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy nationwide.  Below is Lt. Dan Choi’s repsonse.  Lt Choi was discharged from the US Army for being openly gay.

I commend Judge Phillips, Alex Nicholson and the Log Cabin Republicans for their firm stance in defense of the First Amendment and their unwavering support of our national security. I demand President Obama and Senator Reid do the same, as our moral obligations compel us to strike down injustice and discrimination wherever it exists.

Judge Phillips has forthrightly exercised her unquestionable moral authority and lived up to her mandate to defend our constitution against a most vicious domestic enemy: discrimination against honest Americans. At a time when patriots suffer oppression for simply expressing truth and love, it is morally repugnant for any leader to delay justice based on self-interested timelines of political expediency.

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I implore President Obama and his Justice Department to refuse lifting a finger, refrain from wasting any energy, statements, or money defending ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ in the court system. His constitutional and moral obligations are most compelling at this historic time.