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Republicans block bill to lift military gay ban
AP ^ | 9/21/10 | ANNE FLAHERTY

Posted on 09/21/2010 1:02:38 PM PDT by central_va

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation that would have repealed the law banning gays from serving openly in the military.

The partisan vote was a defeat for Senate Democrats and gay rights advocates, who saw the bill as their last chance before November's elections to overturn the law known as "don't ask, don't tell."

With the 56-43 vote, Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance the legislation. It also would have authorized $726 billion in defense spending including a pay raise for troops.

Senate Democrats attached the repeal provision to the defense bill in the hopes that Republicans would hesitate to vote against legislation that included popular defense programs. But GOP legislators opposed the bill anyway, thwarting a key part of the Democrats'

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dadt
HooRay. Sanity prevails. 'Nuff said.
1 posted on 09/21/2010 1:02:42 PM PDT by central_va
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To: central_va

Vote count looks “bipartisan” to me.


2 posted on 09/21/2010 1:03:43 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Napolean fries the idea powder.)
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To: central_va
OOOooo-RAH!

Excellent!

3 posted on 09/21/2010 1:04:08 PM PDT by Logic n' Reason (What tagline??)
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To: central_va

And a whole lot of other crap too. Hooray for O’Donnell upsetting Castle. Looks like that put the fear of the tea party into the RINO Senators


4 posted on 09/21/2010 1:04:35 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (The problem with Socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money. Lady Thatcher)
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To: central_va

Standby for tonight’s news headlines on the MSM:

REPUBLICANS BLOCK FUNDING FOR SOLDIERS IN COMBAT


5 posted on 09/21/2010 1:04:41 PM PDT by oldbill
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To: central_va

Thank goodness! This class of Democrats will try anything to gain favor with their minority and as seen now, very controversial bills attached to the defense bill! Do they have no shame?

Things are really getting desperate when they attack the most honorable of our traditions.


6 posted on 09/21/2010 1:05:54 PM PDT by Deagle
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To: central_va
"With the 56-43 vote"

Is Morecowsky still playing hooky?

7 posted on 09/21/2010 1:05:54 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: central_va
When did the Republicans get 43 seats in the Senate?

It is obvious that there were some dissident RATS voting "No" as well.

8 posted on 09/21/2010 1:06:45 PM PDT by Redleg Duke (RAT Hunting Season started the evening of March 21st, 2010!)
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To: central_va

Did Harry Reid vote for it?


9 posted on 09/21/2010 1:06:45 PM PDT by Tribune7 (The Democrat Party is not a political organization but a religious cult.)
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To: Paine in the Neck
Exactly. Lincoln, Pryor and Reid voted against. But the Obama Department of Propaganda, er, uh, mainstream media are spinning this as all Republican.
10 posted on 09/21/2010 1:07:11 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: central_va

Republican’s block?
Remind me, who has control of the House and Senate again? =.=


11 posted on 09/21/2010 1:10:11 PM PDT by cranked
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To: central_va

No wonder the Democrats try to keep the military votes from being counted. We know what the vast majority of military thinks about accepting practicing gays into the armed forces.


12 posted on 09/21/2010 1:10:11 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: central_va

Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed

Not Republicans..


13 posted on 09/21/2010 1:11:14 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: Freddd

Well true, they did. But not because they have sufficient Democrats to pass legislation. The Senate breakdown is 57 (D) - 41 (R 2 (I). So they need at least one Republican on the best of days, with both I’s voting with them, to get the 60 needed.


14 posted on 09/21/2010 1:29:02 PM PDT by bcsco (Karl Rove, from Magnificent Bastard to Malignant Bastard in one day...)
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To: Tribune7
Did Harry Reid vote for it?

No, but only as a parliamentary maneuver in order to bring it to the floor again at a later date.

15 posted on 09/21/2010 1:34:57 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: central_va

As it should be.


16 posted on 09/21/2010 2:07:06 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: bcsco
Democratic Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor of Arkansas sided with Republicans to block the bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., also voted against the measure as a procedural tactic. Under Senate rules, casting his vote with the majority of the Senate enables him to revive the bill at a later date if he wants.

From the article. Evidently gays in the military is not a popular position in Arkansas even if both senators are RATs. At least in an election year.

17 posted on 09/21/2010 2:34:28 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: central_va
More than likely, this will be back in the lame duck session. One of the weak sisters from Maine is quoted as saying she only voted against it because Old Harry didn't give the Republicans sufficient opportunity to offer amendments.

Remember the DREAM act (backdoor amnesty for illegal aliens under age 35) was also in this bill.

Call it election year theatrics to help the Democrats bring out their base in November, because that's all it is.

18 posted on 09/21/2010 2:39:46 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: central_va

Reid loads the bill with DADT, forcing military hospitals to perform abortions, and amnesty for illegals then votes against the bill himself.

Then comes out and says the Republicans denied funding for the military?

Are people in Nevada stupid enough to reelect this POS?


19 posted on 09/21/2010 3:10:45 PM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: Tribune7

>>Did Harry Reid vote for it?<<

Reid voted no then came out and said the Republicans blocked funding for the troops.


20 posted on 09/21/2010 3:12:30 PM PDT by CynicalBear
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