Posted on 12/15/2010 11:23:11 PM PST by Red Steel
Not only do supporters of the repeal have reason to celebrate today because of the House of Representatives’ vote in favor of a stand-alone bill to repeal the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, but also because the chances of the bill passing the Senate improved when Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine said she will support it.
“After careful analysis of the comprehensive report compiled by the Department of Defense and thorough consideration of the testimony provided by the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the service chiefs, I support repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law,” Snowe said in a statement. “However, as was stated in the letter I signed along with all of my Republican colleagues to the Majority Leader on Dec. 1, we must first fund the government beyond Dec. 18, and prevent the largest tax increase in our nation’s history from affecting all Americans on New Year’s Day before addressing other legislation.”
Sens. Joe Lieberman, I-CT, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-ME, who are leading the push in the Senate for the stand-alone bill repealing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, believe they have the 60 votes needed to overcome the Senate threshold.
At last week’s Senate vote when the repeal was attached to the annual defense authorization bill, the measure fell only three votes short.
56 Democrats voted for repeal at that time. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., missed the vote due to a dentist’s appointment, while Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, opposed repeal, arguing that the policy “probably should be repealed in the near future,” but not now because of “the effect implementation would have on our front line combat troops at this time.”
With Lincoln’s vote, that would mean 57 Democrats are in favor of repeal. Then come the Republicans. Collins brings the tally to 58 and Snowe brings it to 59.
Two other Republicans – Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Lisa Murkowski – have also voiced support for repeal, but both of them voted against repeal last week on procedural grounds. If the repeal is to pass – and to do so it must overcome a packed Senate lame-duck calendar – Democrats need to secure the support of Brown or Murkowski.
--UPDATE--
Murkowski will support the stand-alone bill, her spokesman says, so Democrats appear to have lined up the 60 votes they will need in the Senate to pass the repeal.
"Sen. Murkowski will support a stand-alone repeal of the DADT law," said Murkowski spokesman Michael Brumas. "With the tax package out of the way, and legislation to fund the government on a glide path to passage, Sen. Murkowski will vote to move to DADT when it is brought to the floor."
At DU they are saying Snowe and other RINOs won’t vote for cloture.
What say ye?
Was there any doubt that the two little twisted sisters from Maine would support this crap?
Same level of certainty that the sun rises in the east.
Snowe can go straight to hell. Socialist witch!
The Islamists will enjoy having some our homosexuals.
How is the military going to deal with the AIDS problem when they get a lot of homosexuals bunking together and touring all the gay hot spots around the world?
How is the military going to deal with all the sexual harassment violations as the in-your-face homos start playing grab ass in the barracks?
Use the Iranian SOLUTION (no pun intended but double meanings allowed)
Yeah...that's better
Is SNOWE gay also??? WHO else would vote for PERVERSION?? What next, voting YEA for Beastiality?? I guess so. This country is DOOMED with all these immoral people in charge and living here.
She’s ignoring the concerns of the Military.
we have to get rid of these two bitches, even though we might be stuck with prom queen lisa merCOWski
I am not generally a single issue guy but the twin principles of Morality and Religion were once important in American politic. I cannot support any action of ANY mere politician who would vote to the harm of our Military and our nation by support of repeal of the Law passed in 1993.I agree with Col.
Ollie North USMC Ret. who said it will not repeal DADT-but continue it.The forced act of Gays in the Military according to the Pentagon study legalize consensual sodomy on bases, and cause problems in both recruiting and retention. AND as the USMC Commandant told the silly swishers in the House it will risk maiming our combat troops.I cannot support any immoral unthinking politician who Hates our Military and our Country so much they would change that Law passed in 1993.
Thnk what this means. If this legislation is passed military housing will now contain “spouses” of homosexual servicemembers. What is the percentage of gay men that are also attracted to little boys? Now servicemembers will have to worry about the safety of their children ON BASE. Good job, libtards.
I figure they were separated from birth from Rosa DeLauro in the House. The coven likely performs satanic rituals in a dank underground Capitol cavern, officiated by the high priestess of perversion Pelosi. Oh for the halcyon days of Salem witch trials...
(I also posted this on another thread.)
Remember the movie “Miracle On 34th Street”?
The lawyer for Santa Claus argued and won the case for his “legitimacy” by showing the US Post Office (a branch of the US Gov’t) “recognized” Santa as “legit” (with all the rights associated with it) by accepting and delivering his mail.
IMHO, this is ALL this repeal is about.
Once the US Military “recognizes” LGBT as “legit”, they will HAVE to be officially recognized by the WHOLE US Gov’t as legit,(states rights be damned), with all the heterosexual rights that go with it such as getting married, teaching Boy Scouts, being a priest , pastor, elementary school teacher, etc, with all the “All Communist Lawyers Union” (ACLU) chomping at the bit to sue into oblivion anyone who denies the “rights” of these “newly Gov’t recognized” groups.
This is well disguised vote is REALLY for “All The Marbles”, but a lot of folks “wont REALLY see what it ALSO will do it until it passes”, a phrase we have painfully been told about before.
If it passes, IMHO, it’s “Game Over” and another BIG Obamassiah victory on the way to totally “reforming” and destroying the USA.
You’ll have to pray, wish, whatever, for natural causes or an accident to take them out.
Short memories of November = See ya come 2012.
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