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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Democrats introduced The Respect for Marriage Act today

Democrats are moving fast to end the insidious DOMA bill. Earlier today, they introduce a new bill that will start the acknowledgment of gay married couples.

The legislation, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, was reintroduced in the House and introduced in the Senate for the first time.

Should the bill be signed into law, it would repeal a section of DOMA defining marriage at the federal level as between a man and a woman, allowing same-sex couples to be eligible for federal benefits. The bill would not force states to recognize same-sex marriages.

Democratic lawmakers decided to move on the bill after the Obama administration said it would refuse to defend DOMA in court, questioning the law's constitutionality. A legal panel in the GOP-controlled House later voted to defend the law for the U.S. government.

This bill will face an uphill battle, but who said civil rights was a easy fight, right?

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Health Care Repeal Vote Fails In Senate

Today in wasted efforts, the Health Care repeal died in Senate.

Here's more:

As expected, the Senate has rejected a Republican attempt to repeal the year-old health care law. The ultimate fate of the controversial law is expected to be determined by the Supreme Court.

But congressional Republicans emboldened by gains in last fall's elections have made a priority of trying to wipe it off the books. All 47 members of the GOP rank and file voted for repeal. There were 51 votes to leave it in place, 50 Democrats and one independent.

The House voted last month for repeal, but the action was viewed as symbolic because of opposition from Senate Democrats and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

Silly GOP.

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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Gates wants a DADT Repeal Plan by Next Week

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he needs the repeal plan developed and rett to go by February the 4th.

Washington Blade reports:

In a five-page memorandum dated Jan. 28 and obtained by the Blade, Gates tasks Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness Clifford Stanley with devising a strategy to “facilitate the timely and orderly realization” of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal by next Friday.

Gates emphasizes that open service will be implemented throughout the services at the same time, squelching concerns about whether repeal would happen in the military in a graduated process.

“This is not, however, a change that should be done incrementally,” Gates writes. “The steps leading to certification and the actual repeal must be accomplished across the entire Department at the same time, and consistent with the standards of military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion, and recruiting and retention of the Armed Forces.”

President Obama on Dec. 22 signed legislation allowing for repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” but open service won’t take effect until he, the defense secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certify that the U.S. military is ready. After certification takes place, a 60-day waiting period must pass before gays can serve openly without fear of discharge.

Please read the memo below
Implementation of Repeal from DADT