Tag: DADT
Judge Requests Appeal To Stay DADT Injuction
A second judge has rejected a request to stay the injunction on DADT discharges pending appeal.
Chris Coons’s Statement On DADT
Chris Coons released a statement in support of repealing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.
DADT Vote Next Week
The Senate will take up the Defense Authorization bill next week, which contains the DADT repeal.
Federal Judge Rules DADT Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that DADT violates the 1st amendment rights of LGBT Americans and does nothing for military readiness.
The Moment of the Conference
There were lots of interesting panels and great speeches at Netroots Nation this week, but the confrontation between Lt. Dan Choi who was discharged under DADT was probably the emotional highlight.
Moderate: Unclear On The Concept
Last night so-called moderate Mike Castle voted against repeal of DADT. DADT repeal is supported by 78% of Americans.
As DADT Repeal Vote Nears Professional Homophobes Go Nuclear
The American Family Association warns us of gay Nazi deathsquads while Family Research Council warns of an outbreak of gay rape if DADT is repealed.
DADT Repeal? There’s Movement!
Steve Benen lays out what’s going on. Key votes pending in Congress this week on whether to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law that prohibits openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the military remain too close to call, advocates on both sides say. The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to vote […]
The Ghost Whisperer
DADT repeal has been a hot topic this year, and surprisingly uncontroversial. The repeal is supported by more than 70% of Americans. John McCain has become one of the leaders in Congress against DADT-repeal. At one point during the hearing, McCain showed a letter which he claimed had been retired military officers against the repeal. […]
Two-Faced John McCain
McCain’s duplicity is so obvious that even the mainstream media noticed the disconnect and left McCain’s spokeswoman scrambling for an explanation.
DADT Repeal
The New York Times covers the discussions about the DADT repeal in the Obama administration: But it was in Oval Office strategy sessions to review court cases challenging the ban — ones that could reach the Supreme Court — that Mr. Obama faced the fact that if he did not change the policy, his administration […]
Looking Ahead: What Are The Next Big Congressional Fights?
Health care reform is now entering the final phases of becoming a law – negotiation. Right now the big fight is what kind of public option we’ll get – triggered, opt out, robust (Medicare + 5) or level playing field. It’s certainly no reason to relax but let’s look ahead to what’s next on the […]
Military Study Recommends Ending DADT
The death knell is ringing over the DADT policy in the military. A military study is being published which will recommend ending the policy for multiple reasons. An article in the Pentagon’s top scholarly journal calls in unambiguous terms for lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces, arguing that the military […]
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