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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:13 PM Original message |
Federal judge may rule on 'don't ask, don't tell' |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Recommend - dragging this thing out is just silly. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. They don't want it to die. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. You're not wrong. Nt |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. DOJ is just dragging it out until Congress votes on the permanent repeal of DADT next month. n/t |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. You mean the vote that's going to be filibustered by McCain? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. It will happen. The DADT repeal in in the Defense Appropriations bill which must be passed. n/t |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. It's ALWAYS, just you wait, next month you'll see, they have it planned. If he'd have campaigned on |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It is planned. I guess you missed what happened a few weeks ago... |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. "Stroke of a pen"? This nonsense again? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. He could let it lapse without a stroke of anything. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Also false. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Lots of people disagree with you. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Another link: |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 07:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. So I guess you know more than the 21 Senators. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 12:06 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Sen. Franken AND a whole bunch of other senators do NOT have law degrees.... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 03:18 AM Response to Reply #20 |
27. I do. I am an American. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 05:15 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. OK, good to know. n/t |
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JustinL (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 12:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Judge Phillips ruled DADT unconstitutional based on prior precedent, including Lawrence v Texas |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. It's possible the appeal will be limited to the standing issues alone. |
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JustinL (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 12:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. how would accepting the ruling prevent Congress from repealing DADT? n/t |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. It doesn't. It's just the excuse du jour. The injunction could stand & Congress could continue... |
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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
9. Judge says she's inclined to reject govt request |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 09:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Good for the Judge, Good for the DOJ. |
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JustinL (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 12:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. why is it necessary for the DOJ to request a stay in order to pursue their bad faith "defense"? n/t |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Because you can't make a good-faith argument |
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JustinL (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. But in your previous post you suggested that the DOJ is intentionally sabotaging their own case |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. That's an excellent question. |
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ldf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-18-10 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
15. i believe the argument is whether human rights can be decided |
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