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

[agzg]

Lieberman is going to be putting forth a stand-alone bill to repeal DADT, we'll see what shakes out.

However, right now they need a defense spending bill. I'm very frustrated with Democrats that took a ton of "you're not supporting the troops" and "you're unpatriotic" from pundits whenever they wavered on spending bills prior to 2008, but can't dish it out. They've been acting spineless, unless they're bitching about Obama.

I don't know, for me, I'm really pissed at Washington in general right now.

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by agzg

Lieberman is going to be putting forth a stand-alone bill to repeal DADT, we'll see what shakes out.

I don't know if they'll get to the stand alone bill. Provided he introduces it at absolute earliest, before the Senate adjourns tonight (they're still in), they'll do a procedural move that would make it possible for the bill to be called up on Monday at earliest. Then they would have to file cloture on a motion to proceed to the bill, wait an intervening day under Senate rules, have a cloture vote, wait out 30 hours post-cloture, file cloture on the bill itself, wait an intervening day, have a cloture vote, wait out 30 hours post-cloture, and have a passage vote.