The latest news on DADT repeal is that there are now officially 61 Senators who have either voted for repeal or announced that they will do so if it comes up again this year. When the measure failed last Friday there were 57 votes in favor (and 40 against).
Since then, Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Scott Brown (R-MA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have all announced that they will support S. 4023, a stand-alone bill to repeal the military's anti-gay policy before the 111th Congress ends.
An identical bill to S. 4023 which would repeal DDT passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday 250-175.
It is expected there will be a final vote to send S. 4023 to the President's desk before the end of the Congress, but it has not been scheduled by Senator Harry Reid yet.
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I hope they aren't lying. The military ban is unpopular among the general population, but it is highly popular among militant, Christian fundamentalists who make up the bulk of GOP primary voters.
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