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Sen. Bennet to co-sponsor Respect for Marriage Act
June 8, 2011
By Adam Bink
Late yesterday, the office of Sen. Bennet (D-CO) called to tell us he would co-sponsor the Respect for Marriage Act, which is Sen. Feinstein’s bill to repeal DOMA. That brings the number of co-sponsors to 26, plus Sen. Klobuchar (who is not a co-sponsor but pledged to support the bill), which makes 27. One by one as we advance towards a hearing promised by Chairman Leahy in the Senate Judiciary Committee later this year. Thanks for doing the right thing, Sen. Bennet.
This may seem like it occurs in a vacuum, but it is critical to show momentum as events occur in Tennessee and Minnesota, and will occur elsewhere. The trendlines may be moving our way in the polls, but support from federal representatives helps to show it is translating into real support. That in turn helps generate more political courage or “cover” at the local level when bills concerning LGBT rights come up. When we get our first Republican on the bill, for example, it will make some headlines and may generate some political will among local representatives.
I’ll have some more thoughts on DOMA, as well as a new tool we can use, up later today.
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8 Comments Leave a Comment
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Bill | June 7, 2011 at 11:51 pm
Where can I find a list of the full 27?
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Linda | June 8, 2011 at 12:18 am
Thanks for keeping us updated, Adam.
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Adam Bink | June 8, 2011 at 12:37 am
@Bill I will have that and some other notes in a post later today. If you're looking in the meantime, go to thomas.loc.gov and search respect for marriage act.
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Sagesse | June 8, 2011 at 1:47 am
Don’t Delay Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/06/do…
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Sagesse | June 8, 2011 at 1:55 am
'Don't ask, don't tell' repeal threatened
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/06/08/Dont-as…
"Defense Secretary Robert Gates would like to green-light the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," the ban on openly gay troops serving in the U.S. military, before leaving office next month, the [Christian Science] Monitor said.
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karen in kalifornia | June 8, 2011 at 2:20 am
@Bill
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN00…
Doesn't list all 27 yet only original 24. Think the two NM senators and now Bennet make it 27.
Thank you Senator Bennet.
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Adam Bink | June 8, 2011 at 3:07 am
@Bill and all, I just published a full list. You can permanently find it by clicking on the new graphic on the right near the top of the site.
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Bill | June 8, 2011 at 10:29 am
Thanks! I'm surprised that my other senator (Reed-D, RI) is not on there. I will have to send him a letter tomorrow. He is fairly liberal and I would be incredibly surprised if he didn't vote for repeal.
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