JUST IN: Senate votes 62-37 to advance bill that would codify federal protections for same-sex marriage. (via MaddowBlog)
than before. “If I wanted to pass that, and I was the majority leader and I wanted to get as many votes as they can possibly get, I’d wait until after the election,” the retiring Missouri lawmaker said.
The result was a gamble: The governing majority was so determined to actually get this done that Democratic leaders reluctantly decided to wait in the hopes that the Republican votes would materialize after the pressures of the election season have subsided. What guarantees were there that Republicans will follow through and help end a filibuster during the lame-duck session? None — but the gamble paid off anyway.
The next step will be a final Senate vote on the bipartisan compromise — at that point, the legislation will only need 50 votes — and then the altered bill will head back the Democratic-led House before going to the White House. There have been some major civil rights breakthroughs in recent years, and this is an important addition to the list.: There is a familiarity to the circumstances. Twelve years ago, Senate Democrats tried to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, but they couldn’t overcome a Republican filibuster. After the midterm elections, Democrats tried again. It worked: Then-Sen.
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