DO ask Obama why he has not acted, DON'T accept legal discrimination

We should not be silent on the legal discrimination taking place in the United States right now. Gay and lesbian soldiers (and patriots) are being forced out of the U.S. Armed Forces NOW, Today, 2009, 110 days after the new commander in chief was inaugurated - a man who promised repeatedly to end this vile practice. Mr. Obama brags about how much he has accomplished so far - and yet on a basic civil rights issue that both he and his wife should, in theory, empathize with he is unwilling to take action.

The reasons for Obama's fearful inaction are clear to anyone who is politically astute. All civil rights movement garner severe blow back. The ignorance and bigotry directed at Gays is deeply embedded. Obama rightly fears distraction from his agenda and falling into the same trap President Clinton did after he was elected in 1992. Clinton moved quickly to fulfill his promise to end the expulsion of gays in the military. The blow back resulted in a half baked compromise called "Don't Ask, Don' t Tell". Obama promised to end this corrosive policy and allow all willing and capable men and women serve in the country's military. But he has done nothing.

Obama's fear of blow back does not make his inaction morally acceptable. Dan Choi's story is a good case in point. A West Point Grad, fluent in Arabic, who served an extended tour in Iraq. I suggest reading this link. Why is the American military be discharging capable people like Choi?