Tag Archives: Senate
2010: The perfect alignment and the quiet costs
The suspense is over: The U.S. Senate finally took a vote on a bill to repeal the ban on openly gay people in the military and passed it, 65 to 31. Having Congress pass that bill, to repeal Don’t Ask
Third DADT lawsuit filed; SLDN threatens more
Activists pushing for repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell delivered on a threat Monday and filed a third lawsuit aimed at having the courts strike the military’s ban on openly gay people.
Senate fails to bring DADT repeal to the floor
Thu. Dec. 9 - 4:10 p.m.—The Senate has just rejected an attempt to bring the defense authorization bill to the floor, effectively killing the prospects for repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell this year, and likely for years to come. The
Prospects for DADT repeal turn on Dec. 1 report
Four days after President Obama said there will be enough time, "potentially," to repeal "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" during the lame-duck Congress, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters that he is "not sure" what the prospects are for repealing it
9th Circuit: DADT stay continues
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday granted the government’s request to permanently delay enforcement of a lower court order to stop enforcement of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT).
White House has meeting, no action, on DADT
The topic in an office building adjacent to the White House Tuesday afternoon was Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the federal law banning openly gay people from the military. More specifically, it was how to help a lame-duck Senate pass the