Monday, March 17, 2008

Super Delegates and the SLDN   [Elaine Donnelly]

In an article titled “Campaign Frustrates Some Gay Activists,” the AP reported that homosexual activists are working to boost the number of gay and lesbian delegates at the Democratic National Convention.  The National Stonewall Democrats said that the goal is to have more than 320 such delegates out of a total of 4,049—up from 282 convention delegates in 2004.

 

With a race as tight as the Clinton/Obama race, that’s a lot of delegates.  It’s not surprising that both candidates are promising the moon to the “LGBT Left,” liberal activists pushing for the “lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transsexual” agenda.  No wonder Hillary Clinton told the gay newspaper Washington Blade that she wants to be the first president to march in a “Gay Pride” parade.  And Barack Obama, notes Kevin McCullough, seems to be vying for the figurative title “First Gay President.”  

 

High on the activists’ wish list is repeal of the 1993 law stating that homosexuals are not eligible to serve in the military.  Members of Congress have authorized the use of hearing rooms on Capitol Hill for several briefings organized by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.  The SLDN has been coordinating a multi-year public-relations campaign promoting repeal of the 1993 statute, which is frequently mislabeled “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”  CMR executive director Tommy Sears described the most recent of these events here.

 

An attempt to repeal the 1993 law probably will be made in the first 100 days of the new administration and the 111th Congress.  To be prepared for this legislative assault on the culture of the military, candidates and legislators at all levels should arm themselves with information from CMR on why the law, which should have been called the “Military Personnel Act of 1993,” deserves continuing support.

03/17 05:06 PMShare