The Long Shot, Last Ditch Effort To Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Dan82 · Dec 9, 2010

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A long shot, last ditch effort to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell could still succeed.

At a press conference today, after the Defense Authorization bill -- and with it the DADT repeal -- went down to defeat in a cloture vote, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) explained. "Senator Collins and I, Senator Udall and others will be, perhaps by the end of this day, introducing a free-standing bill -- a separate piece of legislation -- to repeal the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy," he said.

Senators introduce legislation all the time, so this wouldn't mean much -- except for the exchange Lieberman had on the floor with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...

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peaceandlies · Dec 11, 2010

Well, I really hope it works.

LostandFound · Dec 11, 2010

Can't the courts still change DADT?

mnguy · Dec 11, 2010

I've lost hope that this will pass. The court is trying to end it, but the appeal process usually takes a long time and if it makes it to the USSC it might lose so who knows. I hope I'm wrong and it passes this week.

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