In contrast to what happened in the Senate yesterday morning with the DREAM Act, the Senate failed to move to even discuss the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy, which forces lgbtq members of the armed forces to serve in the closet or risk losing their position.

Via the Detroit News:

It failed in a 57-40 test vote, falling three votes short of the 60 needed to advance.
GOP senators mostly united in defeating the measure on procedural grounds, insisting that the Senate vote on tax cuts first. Maine Sen. Susan Collins was the only Republican to support moving to debate the bill.

The repeal of DADT was presented as part of the Defense Authorization Bill. The media is reporting that there could be a possibility of the repeal being presented as a stand-alone, but with the clock ticking on the congressional calendar, it’s not clear how realistic a possibility this is.

There is the possibility that the Federal Court could overturn DADT. The 9th Circuit is scheduled to take up the issue in the Spring.