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DESCRIPTION:On June 30th, 2009 1LT Daniel Choi was discharged from the US Army Reserves 
 for one simple reason: he refused to continue a government sanctioned and 
 clearly unconstitutional forced lie about his sexuality. On that day, he 
 became the 275th victim of the Obama administration’s policy of Don't Ask 
 Don't Tell. Lt. Choi is an Iraq veteran and West Point graduate and Arabic 
 language specialist who has served more than ten years. His discharge under 
 don't ask don't tell is a travesty of justice.  \n \nLt. Colonel Victor 
 Fehrenbach served for eighteen years and was a decorated aviator with 
 twenty-two million dollars invested in training and equipping him. In 
 September of 2008, Lt. Colonel Fehrenbach fell under the Don't Ask Don't 
 tell guillotine after being outed by a civilian acquaintance. \n \nThese 
 men have done nothing to deserve what the government has subjected them to. 
 They did not deserve to have their lives and their careers destroyed 
 because of bigotry. And yet both have found themselves in that very 
 situation, along with thousands of other LGBT service men and women. \n 
 \nSix months into his presidency, Pres. Barrack Obama has clearly 
 demonstrated that he intends to disregard his claims of change. Obama has 
 the ability to stop DADT discharges with an executive order while a repeal 
 of DADT and the military's discriminatory policies works its way through 
 congress but instead of using his power as Commander In Chief to do the 
 right thing, he has chosen inaction in dealing with DADT discharges in 
 complete defiance of his claim of being a 'fierce advocate' for LGBT 
 rights. His lack of action continues to allow good men and women serving 
 their country to be discriminated against on a daily basis. Since it's 
 inception, 13,000 soldiers have been fired under DADT. Millions of dollars 
 have been spent training these individuals and then simply discarded 
 because of government-sanctioned discrimination.  \n \nIt has got to end. 
 Now.  \n \nIt's time to send a message to President Obama that we are no 
 longer going to sit idly by and continue to allow our brothers and sisters 
 to be the subjects of government sanctioned discrimination.  \n \nOn July 
 30th, we will descend, in force, on the US Army recruiting office located 
 at 670 Davis Street in San Francisco. We will rally in front of the office 
 and make our message heard. We will picket the office and make it as 
 difficult as possible for people to enter and exit the recruiting facility 
 and do everything in our power to turn individuals away from that office. 
 When forced to leave, we will proceed to the intersection of Broadway & 
 Embarcadero streets where we will stage an intersection sit-in to get the 
 message across that we will no longer tolerate the government's inaction 
 while our civil rights and our dignity continue to be attacked. We will 
 keep Davis & Broadway closed until we are arrested. Together we will 
 peacefully stand in solidarity for Lt. Col. Fehrenbach, Lt. Choi and every 
 other soldier who has been wrongly victimized and discriminated against 
 under the guise of legality because of Washington cowardice.  \n \nIf you 
 can join us for this event, I ask that you do. If you choose not to get 
 arrested, please come and rally with us in solidarity as we stand against 
 the hatred the US Government refuses to end. If you can help in organizing 
 this event, please contact me as soon as possible. \n \nWe will not be 
 denied.  \n \nLove is worth it. - 1LT Daniel Choi\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/28/18612856.php
SUMMARY:Civil Disobedience In Support Of Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell
LOCATION:US Army Recruiting Office \n670 Davis Street \nSan Francisco\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/28/18612856.php
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