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"Don't Ask" Repeal Set - but Next Steps Unclear
Like this Story? Share it: The Senate has voted to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" clearing the way for gay men and women to serve openly in the Military. Whit Johnson has the story behind the Controversial policy. The Senate has voted to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," allowing gays to serve openly in the Military. Whit Johnson explains how this 17-year-old policy is coming to an end. (AP) While President Barack Obama this week is expected to clear the way for gays to serve openly in the U.S. mi...

Militarys Ban on Homosexuals Repealed, But Restrictions Remain for the Time Being
Monday, December 20, 2010 A sign outside ABC Television's Times Square studio in New York announces that the U.S. Senate approved the Repeal of the law banning Homosexuals from Military service on Saturday Dec. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) Washington (AP) - While President Barack Obama this week is expected to clear the way for gays to serve openly in the military, the new law won't go into effect immediately and unanswered questions remain: How soon will the new policy be implemen...

'Don't ask, don't tell' repealed: What's next?
President Obama will sign the Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" on Wednesday, according to the White House. The Obama Administration hasn't said how long that process might take, but White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday he didn't expect the process to be "overly burdensome." As Military leaders prepare for the full integration of gay and Lesbian Troops into their services following the Repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell law," they plan to draw on the detailed conclusions of a P...

'Don't Ask' and the base
I wrote over the weekend about the extent to which the passage of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was a symbol of Obama's keeping the faith not just with gay and Lesbian voters, but with his broader generational base, which sees Gay Rights as a defining Civil Rights issue. I then sat at a Brooklyn traffic light behind a car with Human Rights Campaign's striking "equality" Bumper Sticker pasted over an "Obama '08" sticker (grainy image above). Obama blogger Sam Graham-Fel...

'Don't Ask' repealed, but restrictions remain
WASHINGTON — While President Barack Obama this week is expected to clear the way for gays to serve openly in the Military, the new law won't go into effect immediately and unanswered questions remain: How soon will the new policy be implemented, will it be accepted by the Troops and could it hamper the military in Afghanistan and Iraq? 'Don't Ask' Repeal — what next? The historic action by Congress repeals the requirement, known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," that for the last 17...

Virginia Lawmaker Wants To Make Gays Illegal In State National Guard
Coming on the heels of the vote in Congress to Repeal the nation’s absurd “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy, a lawmaker in Virginia wants to make it illegal for gays to serve in his state’s National Guard. Responding to the federal Repeal of the Military policy banning open gays from serving in the Armed Forces, a state lawmaker in Virginia plans to fight back with Legislation that bars “active Homosexuals” from serving in the Virginia National Guard. ...

Repealing 'don't ask, don't tell': the next steps
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Although Congress has now voted to Repeal the Military's Controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, it will be at least a few months before the historic change takes effect. President Barack Obama is likely to sign the Repeal this week, setting the stage to allow gay people to serve openly in the Armed Forces. The Pentagon, however, has an 87-page implementation plan for the Repeal of "don't ask, don't tell." Over the next several weeks, military officials need to examine a...

Obama reaches out to liberal groups to shore up Democratic base after tax deal
Source: Washington Post In the wake of President Obama's tax-cut deal with Republicans, the White House is moving quickly to mend its strained relationship with the Democratic Base, reassuring liberal groups, black leaders and labor union officials who opposed the tax Compromise that Obama has not abandoned them. On Friday morning, hours before the president signed into law the $858 billion package extending George W. Bush-era Tax Cuts as well as jobless benefits, White House aides e-mailed lea...

Harry Reid earns his place in history
A month ago, with no members of the press present, Harry Reid gave a Speech at the private Wedding of his Openly Gay Communications Director, Jon Summers. According to a source who was present, Reid spoke powerfully in favor of equality for gay and Lesbian Americans. I'm reporting this previously undisclosed episode because I'm not sure folks fully grasp how instrumental Reid was in getting don't ask don't tell repealed. Specifically, I don't think it's clearly understood what was so effective...

Make your own White House holiday decor (Video)
The Washington Post's Jura Koncius speaks with Laura Dowling , the White House chief floral designer, about two holiday decorations that can be made at home. Save & Share:                 Previous: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repealed: What's next?...

Gibson: Repeal of DADT will take away from training
Congressman-elect Chris Gibson worries that the Repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” will require policy-making and readjustments that will take away from combat training as the nation faces two conflicts overseas. Gibson, who hedged on the issue during the fall campaign, discussed the possible implications of Saturday’s Senate vote to Repeal the policy with Susan Arbetter Monday morning on the “Capitol Pressroom.” Gibson, a retired Army colonel with ext...

Next steps for 'don't ask, don't tell'
A vote in the Senate on Saturday cleared the way to abolish the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. But questions remain about how the change will be implemented, and it will be months before gays and Lesbians can serve openly in the Military. What happens next? President Obama is expected to sign the measure this week. The president, secretary of Defense and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff must then sign a letter certifying that the necessary policy and Regulation changes have bee...

4 Winners From 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" allowing gays to serve openly in the Military is a landmark Legislation - a historic Civil Rights bill that will be remembered in the history books for generations to come. But the political implications of its passage are also very significant, for both the White House and several leading senators whose fortunes changed overnight. Here are the four big political winners in the wake of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal: MORE FROM NATIONAL JOURNAL: Stage Se...

Obama likely to sign DADT repeal Wednesday -- may hold news conference this week
President Obama is likely to sign the Repeal of the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on Wednesday, and may well hold a news conference later this week, spokesman Robert Gibbs said today. Officials have discussed a presidential news conference after the Senate wraps up its end-of-the-year business, including the proposed arms cut treaty with Russia -- but no one yet knows when that might be. Still, a news conference is "certainly possible," Gibbs said. While the schedule is still being ...

After DADT Victory, On to the Marriage Message
There is nothing like results, and one of the biggest victories in the Gay Rights movement was greeted with words of praise from such key figures as David Mixner, and gratefulness from Lt. Dan Choi, front and center among Repeal Activists who says that President Obama now much sign a Military nondiscrimination policy. But even as there will be plenty of scrutiny on how the Repeal is implemented, more momentum will be shifting to same-sex marriage. The effort to overturn California's Prop 8 n...

At Long Last, Military Honor
More than 14,000 Soldiers lost their jobs and their dignity over the last 17 years because they were gay, but there will be no more Victims of this injustice. The nation’s Military is about to send a message of tolerance and shared purpose to the world — now that political leaders, who voted for legalized Bigotry in the Armed Forces in 1993 and kept it alive since then, have found the strength to stand up and end it. The Senate vote on Saturday afternoon to allow open service by gay...

Cheers and Jeers: Monday
From the GREAT STATE OF Maine... Yay Just some random thoughts on Saturday's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal vote, starting with today's boring correction: on November 28, Republican Senator Lindsay Graham gave Chris Wallace a pinky shake and a promise: "I don't believe there is anywhere near the votes to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. ... So I think in a Lame Duck setting Don't Ask, Don't Tell is not going anywhere." Nowhere, that is, except in the history books as a huge victory for gay civil...

Dems up in 2012 largely united on DREAM Act, "Don't ask, don't tell" repeal
The vast majority of Senate Democrats facing Reelection in 2012 voted in favor of the DREAM Act and the Repeal of the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy over the weekend.  Just two Senate Democrats who will likely face tough Reelection contests in 2012 voted against the DREAM Act--a measure which is derided as Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants by many Republican critics and fell short of the votes needed in the Senate Saturday.  Sens. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), both to...

VIRGINIA: Wingnut Lawmaker Seeks To Ban Gays From The National Guard
Virginia state Delegate Bob Marshall says he is crafting a bill that will ban Homosexuals from serving in the state National Guard. Marshall, who is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2012, is one of the House's most conservative members. He said Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16 of the Constitution gives Virginia the authority to uphold the ban by "reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the Militia according to the discipline pre...

Don't Ask, Don't Tell
By  Jon A. Underwood, CBPO, Ret. So, He has kept his word…. President Obama has kept his word and a Lame Duck Congress, one that was voted out of office by the American People, goes ahead and does the dirty deed! Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) has now been voted to be no longer a valid law and will be changed by the President’s signature. There are five (5) things that can come of this action: 1.    Gays and Lesbians, currently serving and have not been found

Right Wing Delegate Seeks to Ban Gays From Virginia National Guard
Do you remember Bob Marshall, the Virginia state lawmaker who earlier this year claimed that women who have Abortions subsequently give birth to Children with disabilities as punishment from God? Marshall claimed that he never said any such thing, but then released a video proving that he said exactly that ... and for all of his trouble, he was rewarded with a slot on a Family Research Council anti-healthcare reform webcast alongside Rep. Tom Price, (R-GA), Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), and Rep. Miche...

Marshall seeks to ban gays from Virginia National Guard
Source: Washington Post Posted at 9:00 AM ET, 12/20/2010 Marshall seeks to ban gays from Virginia National Guard By Anita Kumar Following this weekend's vote by the Senate to allow gays to openly serve in the Military, Del. Bob Marshall (R-Prince WIlliam) said he is drafting a bill for the 2011 legislative session that would ban them from serving in the Virginia National Guard. "This policy will weaken military recruitment and retention, and will increase pressure for a military draft,'' Marsh...

ROTC Making a Comeback on Liberal Campuses
A number of universities that initially distanced themselves from the Military during the Vietnam Era found that full-scale participation in Military recruiting activities violated their non-discrimination policies in an era of consciousness of the claims of gay and Lesbian Students to equality under the law. With the US Congress moving to Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell those barriers should fade away. Bill Kristol somehow sees political gold for the right in this: Though ROTC was ki...

Gay ban repealed, but restrictions remain
WASHINGTON—While President Barack Obama this week is expected to clear the way for gays to serve openly in the Military, the new law won't go into effect immediately and unanswered questions remain: How soon will the new policy be implemented, will it be accepted by the Troops and could it hamper the military in Afghanistan and Iraq? The historic action by Congress Repeals the requirement, known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," that for the last 17 years has allowed gays and Lesbians to serve,...

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