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Tag Archives: Filibuster
What’s Brewing: Anti-gay bill clears Montana House; Maryland Senate takes up marriage
Nathan Bowen Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea: 1. The Montana House approved a bill that would nullify local LGBT discrimination protections. “Missoula’s Democratic legislators were infuriated by the passage of House Bill 516, by Rep. Kristin Hansen, R-Havre. … Continue reading
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Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t ever forget the anti-gay bigots who voted against repealing DADT
The impending end of “don’t ask, don’t tell” doesn’t change the fact that Texas’ two anti-gay senators, Republicans John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison, voted against repealing the policy. The beauty of the standalone bill to repeal DADT, aside from … Continue reading
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BREAKING: Senate blocks DADT repeal, but Collins, Lieberman to introduce stand-alone bill
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM THURSDAY NIGHT’S DADT RALLY ON CEDAR SPRINGS JOHN WRIGHT | Online Editor In a major blow to repeal efforts, Senate Republicans on Thursday afternoon blocked the Defense spending bill that includes an amendment … Continue reading
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UPDATED: DADT vote could come Thursday
UPDATE: We’ve posted a full story on today’s vote here. The Defense Authorization Act containing a repeal of “don’t ask don’t tell” is one of three bills scheduled for a cloture vote in the Senate beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern … Continue reading
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Statement from Sen. Collins on DADT repeal
Sen. Susan Collins Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, released the below statement Wednesday night on the repeal of “don’t ask don’t tell.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid postponed a vote earlier in the day on the Defense spending bill containing DADT … Continue reading
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BREAKING: Senate may vote on DADT today
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced this morning that he’s likely to bring the Defense Authorization bill containing a repeal of “don’t ask don’t tell” back to the Senate floor sometime later today, according to the above video posted by … Continue reading
BREAKING: GOP pledge may doom DADT repeal
CBS News reports that Senate Republicans intend to block all legislation that isn’t related to tax cuts and government spending during the lame duck session. GOP leaders are quietly collecting signatures pledging to carry out the strategy: If carried out, … Continue reading
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SHOCKER: With Pentagon study complete, Sen. Cornyn has new excuse for opposing DADT repeal
Sen. John Cornyn With the Pentagon study on repealing “don’t ask don’t tell” to be released today, we inquired of Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn’s office whether he believes it would now be prudent to move forward on this issue … Continue reading
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All we want for Christmas is DADT repeal
Just wanted to pass along a significant update to our story on DADT repeal that appears in this week’s Dallas Voice: Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said Thursday that he believes supporters of repeal have the 60 votes needed to overcome … Continue reading
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