Tag: DADT

Judge Requests Appeal To Stay DADT Injuction

Filed in National by on October 18, 2010 1 Comment

A second judge has rejected a request to stay the injunction on DADT discharges pending appeal.

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Chris Coons’s Statement On DADT

Filed in Delaware by on September 22, 2010 11 Comments

Chris Coons released a statement in support of repealing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.

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DADT Vote Next Week

Filed in National by on September 14, 2010 4 Comments

The Senate will take up the Defense Authorization bill next week, which contains the DADT repeal.

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Federal Judge Rules DADT Unconstitutional

Filed in National by on September 9, 2010 25 Comments

A federal judge has ruled that DADT violates the 1st amendment rights of LGBT Americans and does nothing for military readiness.

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The Moment of the Conference

Filed in National by on July 25, 2010 4 Comments

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.

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Moderate: Unclear On The Concept

Filed in Delaware by on May 28, 2010 18 Comments

Last night so-called moderate Mike Castle voted against repeal of DADT. DADT repeal is supported by 78% of Americans.

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As DADT Repeal Vote Nears Professional Homophobes Go Nuclear

Filed in National by on May 27, 2010 8 Comments

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Association warns us of gay Nazi deathsquads while Family Research Council warns of an outbreak of gay rape if DADT is repealed.

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DADT Repeal? There’s Movement!

Filed in National by on May 24, 2010 30 Comments

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 […]

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The Ghost Whisperer

Filed in National by on March 6, 2010 7 Comments

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. […]

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Two-Faced John McCain

Filed in National by on February 3, 2010 19 Comments
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.

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DADT Repeal

Filed in National by on February 1, 2010 13 Comments

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 […]

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Looking Ahead: What Are The Next Big Congressional Fights?

Filed in National by on October 26, 2009 7 Comments

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 […]

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Military Study Recommends Ending DADT

Filed in National by on October 2, 2009 1 Comment

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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