Do Wait on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal

Chuck Donovan / September 22, 2010

Dealing a defeat to liberal activists, the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday not to shut off debate and proceed to consideration of the 2011 defense authorization bill. Three Democrats joined 40 Republicans in refusing to invoke cloture on the bill, inflicting a rare loss on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his strategy to limit opportunities for amending a measure laden with social issues.

The social issues all emanated from Democratic-sponsored amendments on such controversial topics as elective abortion policy, immigration reform, and the military policy on service by homosexual persons, better known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). (more…)