Washington Insiders to Call Members of Congress
                    On Their Hypocrisy in Opposing End to
                  Ban on Gays and Lesbians in the Military

    Bethesda, MD (EGCM) A group of former senior White House
    officials, Congressional staffers, lobbyists, and consultants have
    organized the Nathan Hale Brigade.  The Brigade will uncover the
    hypocrisy of members of Congress who vote to preserve the ban on
    lesbians and gays in the military but whose private behaviors
    belie their policy positions.

    The Brigade will persuade members of Congress to consider all the
    ramifications of a vote against the President's Executive Order to
    secure the right of gay men and lesbians to serve their country in
    its armed forces.

    Accessing established networks of Washington insiders, the Brigade
    is compiling details of financial misconduct, marital infidelity,
    sexual harassment, the use of prostitutes, and homosexual
    encounters by members of both the Senate and the House.
    Well-placed informants already have sworn and documented reports
    of gross improprieties by individual members.

    Philip Determan, the Commander of the Brigade, said, "The private
    lives of elected officials used to be off limits to the press and
    public.  But when the constitutional rights of a whole segment of
    our society are at stake, members of Congress cannot hold their
    constituents to one standard of behavior while they enjoy another.
    Congress will vote after July 15th on whether gay.  men and women
    can serve their county, whether they will live in segregated
    barracks, be relegated to noncombat assignments, or suffer other
    discrimination.  We don't think it's fair that the rights of a
    whole group of American citizens be decided by a handful of
    hypocrites.  We intend to make sure no one will cast an
    hypocritical vote on this issue."

    Determan continued, "Our initial effort is the collection of
    information from anyone with firsthand, personal knowledge of the
    improprieties of members of Congress."  Determan invited the
    public to address its correspondence concerning elected officials
    to:  The Nathan Hale Brigade; Post Office Box 5830; Bethesda,
    Maryland 20824.  Determan also suggested some members of the
    public may want to call him at 301-652-8809.


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