Senate Votes Down Debate on Repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell"

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

As in they have enough support/votes to pass, or as in they are good bills and SHOULD pass?


-Either way DREAM and DADT should both be stand alone bills.

They are good bills and SHOULD pass. And no, nothing is a stand alone anymore. Even John *move the goal posts on DADT* McCain is out of plausible reasons to oppose DADT. Attaching it to a defense bill makes perfect sense. And is far less ridiculous than the amendments that the GOP added/tried to add to the health care bill prohibiting viagra for pedophiles just so they could use it to campaign with later.

The majority of the military supports repeal, the leaders support repeal, and people like John McCain have sold their souls so they can be on the wrong side of history. It's fundamentally dishonest.

And as long as the GOP's method is to prohibit debate on the issue and not allow it to come up for a vote, I don't begrudge the Dem's tacking the bills onto things. When they all decide to act like grownups and have legitimate debate rather than faux filibuster everything... well we can talk then.