Early this morning I received one of the many emails I get from Obama's crew. This one was from Organizing for America. Yesterday the Don't Ask Dont Tell bill put in place by Bill Clinton in the 90's keeping men and women from being openly homosexual within the military, was voted down 57-40 in the Senate. The lone wolf on the Republican side was Senator Susan Collins who serves on the armed services committee.
According to the Huffington Post a lot of republicans went back on their word. Even Scott Brown who has voted partly on both sides of the isle since his election in Mass, a historically liberal state, decided to filibuster rather than repeal.
Also, the not so united Democratic Party broke through again. Senator Joe Manchin was the only democrat who voed against the Defense Authorization Bill repealing DADT.
"Lieberman said after the vote that he'd introduce stand-alone legislation with Susan Collins, cosponsored by Harry Reid, who promised to give it a vote during the lame duck. If it fails, Obama could simply not appeal the decision calling it unconstitutional or issue an executive order suspending enforcement."
This is all pointless when if Obama really wanted he could exercise his authority and appeal this immediately, but it may not go over well with his buddies in the south.
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