I know this isn't my country and I shouldn't interfere, but I couldn't resist passing this along from someone on one of my Yahoo groups. Cut and pasted from the petition itself:
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Have you seen the Republican Party's platform position on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"?
It contains this plank:
"To protect our servicemen and women and ensure that America's Armed Forces remain the best in the world, we affirm the timeliness of those values, the benefits of traditional military culture, and the incompatibility of homosexuality with military service."
That's right -- this week at its national convention, the Republican Party once again made discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual service members an official part of its vision for the United States.
Join me in sending a clear message to the Republican leadership that this position is unacceptable. Sign this petition right away urging the Party to reconsider its position:
http://action.sldn.org/incompatibleThank you!
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And on an unrelated subject
Wages of Sin
