RedStatehttps://redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2010/09/21/dont-ask-dont-vote/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 05:20:13 -0400Don't Ask, Don't Vote<![CDATA[The Senate today mustered only 56 votes &#8211; four short of the necessary 60 &#8211; to break a filibuster and bring to a vote a defense appropriations bill containing two highly controversial provisions: (1) a measure repealing the military&#8217;s Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell policy (a Clinton-era policy) that permits gays to serve in the military only if they are not openly gay, and (2) the DREAM Act, which permits illegal aliens to earn citizenship either by military service or enrollment in college. Leaving aside Harry Reid (who voted against cloture for procedural reasons*), the opposing votes included all present Republicans as well as Arkansas&#8217; two Democratic Senators, Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor.]]>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:27:30 -0400<![CDATA[Dan McLaughlin]]>https://redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2010/09/21/dont-ask-dont-vote-n36324