Lawmakers divided on 'don't ask, don't tell' as votes near

Dan82 · May 24, 2010

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...05/23/AR2010052303880.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Key votes pending in Congress this week on whether to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law that prohibits openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the military remain too close to call, advocates on both sides say.

The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to vote by the end of the week on an amendment to the annual defense spending bill that would end "don't ask, don't tell," which Congress passed in 1993. Chairman Carl M. Levin (D-Mich.) favors a repeal, but it is unclear whether he has enough votes, with six senators on the panel considered undecided, legislative sources said.

The House is expected to vote on a similar measure this week, based on a repeal proposal sponsored by Rep. Patrick J. Murphy (D-Pa.), an Iraq war veteran. The House Armed Services Committee declined to act on Murphy's bill in passing its version of the defense spending measure last week, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has told gay advocacy groups that she will allow a floor vote if there is enough support in favor of a repeal...
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Just Adam · May 24, 2010

they dont need dadt as people know not to say anythign because the homophobes that were there are still there...

Lawmakers divided on 'don't ask, don't tell' as votes near

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