Congress Has Failed, but the ACLU Will Keep Fighting

Congress' failure to repeal the shameful "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is a devastating loss to the gay and lesbian service members who put their lives on the line for this country every day — and for Americans everywhere who believe in fairness and equality.

Rest assured that the ACLU will not give up on this fight. We are 100 percent committed to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and will do everything we can to bring about its demise.

Watch this video of my colleague James Esseks, head of the ACLU's LGBT Project, as he speaks about the ACLU's commitment to fighting DADT:

 

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Comments

[Ioan Lightoller]

03:03 PM on 12/10/2010

Glad to see the ACLU is on this. We obviously cannot trust Congress to do the right thing.

[jmcaninch68]

10:01 AM on 12/10/2010

Write Congress: http://speakout.barackobama.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=155&Source=20101209_ms_dadt

[Jdaddy1951]

10:43 PM on 12/09/2010

DADT will not be repealed in the lame duck session, nor will it be repealed in the next Congress. We are truly in the worst of times, a nation without leadership we can trust in any brand of government.

[KsWrangler]

08:21 PM on 12/09/2010

Sometimes I disagree with the ACLU, but they can always be depended on to defend the Constitutional rights of U.S. citizens.I thank them for their vigorous efforts on behalf of gays and lesbians.