Screw playing the game, let's take it all to the courts

[Shana A]

Screw playing the game, let's take it all to the courts
Filed by: Phil Reese
December 10, 2010 3:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/12/screw_playing_the_game_lets_take_it_all_to_the_cou.php

I should, of course, preface this post by saying that legislative appeal isn't actually dead at all. Though there is no word on who will push it (and how fast) in the House of Representatives, Senator Lieberman (I-CT) and Senator Collins (R-ME) have already filed a stand-alone Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal bill that they are sure will get sixty votes; so I encourage you to keep calling and keep faxing until your Senators get to know you so well, they add you to their holiday card list.

However, if our lawmakers keep letting us down, we've still got one more ace: the courts.

Let's face it, nobody can say either party treated us well in 2010. As sad as the situation may be that we won DADT-repeal in the House only to (as far as we can tell now) lose it in the Senate; far more depressing is that the consistently promised Employment Non Discrimination Act never even saw a committee markup.

[gennee]

It must go to the courts. People's rights should not be put up to votes because it's playing with people's lives.

Gennee