The Defense Authorization bill, which contains the Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell repeal, was BLOCKED from moving forward in the Senate earlier today. It failed by three votes.
JUST SIX DAYS AGO, Brown said he'd support repeal,--but when it came time to make a hard call assert his vaunted "independence" and vote for something overwhelmingly supported by MA voters--Senator Scott Brown voted AGAINST. Let him know your disappointment in this cowardly vote.
(more links/info on Brown, here)
Scott Brown looks out for Scott Brown, not Massachusetts.
Or soldiers. Or 9/11 responders. Or the unemployed. Or the middle-class. Or Labor. Or seniors.
Blue Mass Group discussion on Brown's failure of spine and independence.
NOTE:
Senator Lieberman (I-CT) and Senator Collins (R-ME) have said they will sponsor a STANDALONE "DADT repeal" bill, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she will bring it for a vote on the House floor.
Sounds promising... but cautious about being too hopeful... Don't know how many procedural hurdles predoom it, but I like that it's happening!
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