According to ABC News, things are looking up in the Senate for ending Don’t Ask/Don’t tell:
Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown today voiced his support for a stand-alone repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, bringing the bill one vote over the 60-vote threshold that it will need to reach if and when the Senate votes on the measure in the coming weeks.
“Sen. Brown accepts the Pentagon’s recommendation to repeal the policy after proper preparations have been completed. If and when a clean repeal bill comes up for a vote, he will support it,” said Brown spokesperson Gail Gitcho.
Brown’s backing means that – on paper – supporters of the repeal have 61 senators in favor of the bill. On Wednesday Republicans Olympia Snowe of Maine and Lisa Murkowski both announced their support for the stand-alone repeal.
I hope this actually happens. However…
From the Washington Post:
The only issue, Harry Reid tells us, is this: Will there be enough time to vote on repeal before the end of the lame duck session?
Enough time? This is such a crucial civil rights issue that it’s insulting to be told that we might not “have the time” to do the right thing.
If Reid does do the right thing, I’ll be amazed. However, I pray that I am wrong.
Scott Brown supports repealing DADT? Linda Harvey must be shitting a brick!
The thing is, Brown was always a Massachusetts Republican which means he was always socially moderate. I know the Tea Party pushed him but they wouldn’t have if they actually looked at his views on social issues. I’m not saying he’s a liberal, but he’s more liberal than the majority of Republicans.