3 discharged gay service members suing for reinstatement

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Source: CNN

San Francisco (CNN) -- A lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of three service members discharged from the U.S. military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, asking for their reinstatement, according to attorneys representing the three.

"This filing is a frontal shot as we prepare to pursue and sustain an aggressive, far-reaching litigation strategy if the Senate fails to act this month to repeal the law," Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, said in a statement. "This dispute can be resolved by Congress or the courts."

The plaintiffs are Michael D. Almy, who served in the United States Air Force for 13 years; Anthony J. Loverde, who served for seven years in the Air Force; and Jason D. Knight, who served for a total of five years in the U.S. Navy, according to the attorneys. All three received numerous military awards during their service, according to the statement.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/13/military.gay.policy.suit/index.html?iref=allsearch

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1. I personally don't care which branch of govt changes it, as long as it changes

waiting for other folks to vote on your own equality (or lack thereof) seems like a poor way to play this game anyway, so I'm all for the courts stepping in.

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2. Obama needs to get the AG to drop the appeal of the other case.

Instead he leaves it to Congress. FAIL.

He doesn't want to lead on this issue.