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paulflorez (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 03:15 PM Original message |
Why don't they re-introduce repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell as stand-alone bill??? |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. probably because it would stand no chance of being passed |
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paulflorez (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. That wasn't open to amendments and had DREAM Act |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. "At the very least Collins + Snowe would vote for repeal." |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because Republicans don't want it to... |
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BAU (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because they didn't want it to pass... |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. Politicians make a career out of obscuring facts so they can pander to different demographics. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Procedures |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Pretty sure Republicans would block it by voting against Cloture |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
9. It would demoralize the base to see how many Democratic politicians |
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