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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:48 PM Original message |
DADT Repeal Passage Owed to Incredible Grassroots Activism |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. It helped but would not have had the same outcome if McCain were president |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. We don't know for sure what McCain would have done. The repeal movement would have |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. OFFS, give it a rest |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Different outcome - so a McCain DOJ wouldn't have fought it every step of the way? |
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Petrus Romanus (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. A President McCain would not have pressured Congress to pass any such legislation. |
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Petrus Romanus (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. It helped, sure. So did many things. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. How the hell do you think those folks came to their power? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Without that independent movement it's unlikely the repeal would have passed. |
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Petrus Romanus (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. True. And without political leadership, the repeal never would have passed. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. The repeal movement provided the political leadership that put the heat on the politicians. |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
9. +1 |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. It would have had no chance had it not been for people in uniform now |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. 100% agree. Those that deserve the most credit are those that gave up a career they |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. Recommend - I'm not thanking anybody in washington |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. Ah...if you look hard enough, I'm sure you'll find a way to |
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