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In reply to the discussion: Obama Won’t Sign Executive Order Banning Gay Discrimination by Employers with Federal Contracts [View all]vaberella
(24,634 posts)If Obama puts in an executive order. I can see Republicans using this as a major talking point during the debates. To the point they will find a niche to stay in office. "Obama is forcing 'the gay' on us through his authoritarian approach." You know as well as I do how bigoted these fools are. The house is already losing it's footing. Most of the people are already saying the war on women and anti-dream act punks are having them lose women and hispanics to Obama. What does that mean? That means for a democratic congress in 2012. I think Obama is looking to that point. Then he can push through ENDA, Dream, and end DOMA. Right now it's bloody impossible. There is even talk of more progressives taking over congress with the talk of Occupiers leading in seats and people like Elizabeth Warren in the Senate.
I think that's what Obama is looking at...because that's the sort of method he used for DADT. By jumping ahead and doing this the aforementioned phrase is going to be running rampant and will actually gain a lot of leverage. Because if nothing else, it seems one thing many independents and republicans and even some Dems can stand together is some bigoted view points. If a progressive congress in 2012 comes through or even a Democratic dominated House with even more progressives as I had already mentioned seems to be possible. Obama has a clear line to get shit done.
But as I said before. I noticed most people are not seeing the parallel with the steps toward a repeal of DADT here.