DADT Repeal Getting Caught Up In Gamesmanship
This analysis from TPM illustrates the tensions between Reid and Collins: “I’ve been pleading with Senator Reid, don’t hold a vote on the defense authorization bill, the repeal of DADT, until we have a...
View ArticleCollins/Reid deal in process; vote not tonight
TMP is reporting that Collins and Reid are in agreement on the number of amendments and that Collins is requesting more time for debate and that it occur immediately following the tax compromise vote....
View ArticleReid Calls Snap Vote on DADT; His Failure Kills the Bill
Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid made the snap decision just moments ago to call for a cloture vote on the Defense Authorization Bill that contains language repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” It failed,...
View ArticleLieberman Proposes “Hail Mary” To Revive DADT Repeal
According to Towleroad, Sen. Joseph Lieberman is holding a news conference saying that he and Sen. Susan Collins will introduce a stand-alone bill to repeal DADT. He says that Sen. Majority Leader...
View ArticleThe Lieberman/Collins DADT repeal
So far, information surrounding the efforts of Senators Lieberman (I-CT) and Collins (R- ME) to get a standalone repeal bill to end the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy is sparse. Here is what we know: The...
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Heroes!!
There are many many people to whom we owe appreciation for the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: The President, many gay advocates and lobbyists, media who scrutinized and asked tough questions,...
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DADT Certification Is Done!
The certification letter signed by President Obama, Defense Secretary Panetta, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mullen The military ban on gay servicemembers serving openly known as...
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Federal domestic partnership benefits bill introduced
Cong. Ros-Lehiten with Susan Shelly About a week ago I had the opportunity to meet Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL). She was in Los Angeles for an evening and made time to speak to Log Cabin...
View ArticleENDA Passes Senate Cloture
The Senate has voted 61-30 to invoke cloture on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), setting up what appears to be its assured passage for a final Senate vote on Wednesday. Seven Republicans...
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Sue Collins endorses marriage equality
Senator Susan Collins (R – Maine) has announced that she supports marriage equality. (Bangor Daily News) “A number of states, including my home state of Maine, have now legalized same-sex marriage,...
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