Reactions, statements on DADT repeal efforts and 'the deal': SLDN, SU, HRC, Lie

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Reactions, statements on DADT repeal efforts and 'the deal': SLDN, SU, HRC, Lieberman, and Murphy
by: Pam Spaulding
Mon May 24, 2010 at 20:17:14 PM EDT

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/16229/reactions-statements-on-dadt-repeal-efforts-and-the-deal-sldn-su-hrc-lieberman-and-murphy

After Kerry Eleveld's piece today, giving the broad outlines of a deal shaping up between Congress, the White House and Gay, Inc. it was no surprise that statements would be forthcoming. The key compromise discussed in the article, where no one seemed to want to go on the record, involves this:

    According to one person familiar with the White House meeting, the proposal that is being considered would repeal the current statute this year, but implementation of repeal would not take place until after completion of the Pentagon's working group study in December. Further, repeal would require certification from President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and Joint Chiefs Chair Admiral Mike Mullen that the new law will not have a negative impact on readiness, recruitment, retention and other key factors that affect the military