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Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Senate to Vote on Repeal of Ban on Gays in Military
Loading ...The effort to end the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy faces a major hurdle today with Republican Sen. John McCain vowing to filibuster a vote on a defense bill that includes a controversial repeal of the law.
Democratic supporters of the bill say it’s unclear they have the 60 Senate votes needed to override McCain, despite unprecedented popular and legislative support for allowing openly gay and lesbian individuals to serve in the military.
McCain, a war hero and outspoken advocate for the armed forces, insists changing the policy now would hurt military readiness and unit cohesion in the middle of two ongoing wars. He and other Republicans want Congress to wait to consider a repeal until the Pentagon completes a review of the impact of changing the policy.
“This is turning legislation related to our national defense and military preparedness into a vehicle to force a partisan agenda through the Senate, often on a party-line vote,” said McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee. “Their desperation – because they see a Nov. 2 election coming up – is palpable.”
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