In the wake of the death of the legislation that would have put an end to Don't Ask Don't Tell in the military, Sen Joe Lieberman, D - CT., and Susan Collins, R - ME., are putting together a stand-alone measure to address the discriminating military policy, and majority leader Sen. Harry Reif, D - NV., has promised to get it to the floor for a vote during this session of Congress.
Lieberman tweeted moments ago, "Senator Reid told me he will bring our free-standing DADT repeal up for a vote before end of session. ... he will 'Rule 14' the free-standing DADT repeal so it skips cmte (committee) and can come directly to the Senate floor."
According to the CRS Report for Congress, Rule 14 allows the Senate to "completely or partially bypass a measure's potential consideration by a Senate committee."
In theory, the measure would be voted on AFTER the tax issue is resolved, and COULD garner enough votes for passage.
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