BUT, i'm still not happy. i know this will still take YEARS to REALLY pass (and stay passed). i HOPE I'M WRONG though
House Votes to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday handily approved a repeal of a ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, ratcheting up the pressure on Senate Republicans who have resisted holding a vote on procedural grounds. The measure that the House approved, 250 to 175, had originally been part of a broader military policy bill. Last week, the Senate failed to break a Republican
filibuster of that measure, with only one Republican, Senator
Susan Collins of Maine, voting to advance the bill...........
not that you need it but here's a list of
who voted and how they voted
House votes again to end 'don't ask, don't tell'
Washington Post Staff Writer
House lawmakers on Wednesday again approved a bill to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law, delivering renewed momentum to the years-long campaign to end the ban on gays in the military ahead of a possible Senate vote next week.
The House voted 250 to 175 to repeal the 17-year-old law; 15 Republicans voted for the bill, and 15 Democrats voted against it.
The 75-vote margin was wider than
a similar House vote in May, when language ending the ban was part of the annual defense authorization bill. That bill
failed a procedural vote in the Senate last week, requiring another vote in the House on a separate measure to end to the gay ban...............
Big news.
The House just passed the DADT bill by a 250 - 175 margin. Fifteen Republicans voted yes while fifteen Democrats voted no. Nine (5Ds/4Rs) didn't vote. Barney Frank announced the vote.
This shows real progress. On May 27th, the DADT amendment passed by a margin of 234 - 194. Back then, only five GOPers voted yes and 26 Democrats voted no with 10 not voting. We picked up ten GOP votes. .............
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