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Of course not. We didn’t get anything passed and signed in 2010 under Dem control of the Hill; we certainly won’t under divided government.
In an interview Tuesday with the Washington Blade, Frank also said he was confident that the Senate, of which Democrats retained control, would join President Obama in blocking any anti-gay bills that conservative Republicans might introduce over the next two years.“Next year there’s no chance of anything happening,” he said of pro-LGBT legislation. “There’s zero chance.”
He added, “It will be a status quo. They don’t have the votes to hurt us but we don’t have the votes to advance anything in the cause.”
Frank also said he was certain that Republicans would fail in an attempt to overturn D.C.’s same-sex marriage law.
“Do you think Barack Obama is going to sign a bill to repeal the D.C. marriage law,” he asked. “It won’t go through the Senate. There is no chance that could happen. None-zero.”
Barney Frank also had curious things to say about some meager-to-non-existent pro-equality crumbs hinted by the LCR. From the transcript:
Blade: Have you heard of anything about a Log Cabin supported gay-related tax reform bill? They won’t give us any details but the head of Log Cabin says that’s the first thing they’re going to work on next year and he thinks they might get Republican support.Frank: If they’re suggesting that there will be Republican support for recognition of same-sex marriage that’s a lie and they know it. There’s no chance of that.
Blade: I asked them about that and he wouldn’t give me details but -
Frank: Yes, the Log Cabin club would like to make it easier for taxing – they would like to reduce taxes for rich people. I understand that. But there will be no help for gay people. Now for some of them, I think their income is skewed pretty high anyway. So they’ll feel good about it. But, no, there is zero chance that the Republicans will do anything that would recognize same-sex couples.
Blade: What about ENDA? He did say they would try to move ENDA.
Frank: There is zero chance of them doing anything on ENDA – zero.
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Let’s take the way back machineback to a a little over a year ago when Frank was talking our community down from the ledge and assuring us that ENDA & DADT repeal were such a sure thing in this Congress (at the 1:30 mark):
Thanks, Frank.
Nuke D.C. from orbit.Start over. It’s the only way to be sure.
Zero progress next year from Republicans……just as there was zero progress this year from Democrats. But, Frank isn’t partisan. Oh, mercy, no.
Hello, Supreme Court
Heck of a job, Dems.
Unless, of course, it ends up as an amendment on a bill, say, to honor a hockey team. Mr. Obama has made it more than clear to us where his priorities lie in that sort of match up.
The Master of the ObviousLike, ah . . . DUH, Barney! NOTHING is going to happen, good or bad. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see this. Next, he’ll say that Obama is Black. The only news we’ll get from DC in the next two years is all the stupid things the Teabaggers will be saying about all kinds of things. It will be fodder for Stewart, Maddox and Colbert.
FinallySomeone who tells us the truth. Painful as it might be it is the truth. We live on the margins and very few elected leaders are willing to move us off go. Yet when they want the highest office in the land and need $$$$ they always come a calling.
Lawyer Up!And sue the bastards! That’s all we’ve got left. All donations to the HRC should stop and money instead given to legal groups like GLAD, AFER and the ACLU. It is only through the courts that we will EVER win recognition of our Constitutional rights.
Why should he care?We voted him right back into office just a few days ago. He was told (in action) by his gay (and straight) constituents that he’s doing a heckofa job and to keep the status quo.
We have to stop doing this. Yes, he’s gay. But he’s not the only one. Yes, he’s quite powerful. But he doesn’t leverage that power to help the rest of us. And yes, he’s the Democrat for that district. But he’s also living proof that the Dem’s are not willing to help us even in the very best of times.
And now he’s snug and safe and secure for another couple of years. Must be nice, eh?
We Are NOT AmericansWell, this is what happens when an entire community is deluded into thinking that their rights can be “won” in campaigns, or “bought” through donations, or “chanted” into existence at rallies.
Real Americans are not segregated from civil laws. So why are “fake” (LGBTQ) Americans paying real taxes? THAT is the insanity
REMOVE THIS FUCKER FROM OFFICEIt’s time for Barney Frank to GO.
Call this toad and tell him he’s a fucking turd: 202-225-5931.
In Barney’d defensehe’s a little bipolar. He did provide a little of the ammo we used to corner the White House on a couple of occasions on DADT. He was quoted famously as saying “The White House want to kick it down the curb.”
I think he got a call from Rham and walked it back a little.
I think he’s a problem, absolutely. But our community has bigger fish to fry. Yes, I’m looking at you, Joe Solomnese and Human Rights Cocktailers.
How Barney led us up the garden pathFirst, let’s see what Barney’s actions in 2007 did…
But with a non-inclusive ENDA, it’s…. even later. No vote in 2009. No vote in 2010. And Barney says no votes in 2011 or 2012 either. But let’s go on…
All quotes from the ENDA Timeline at http://getequal.org/2010/07/en…
Just have a look at the comments at http://www.bilerico.com/2010/0…
We must never trust the words of Barney again, nor Reid, nor Pelosi. Actions only.
MehI have a hard time getting worked up. The Dems have failed us, the GOP are against us too, no signs of that changing, and even we have declared defeat amongst ourselves… its hard to get mad in this situation when others declare defeat too
http://pamshouseblend.com/diar…
DC does fine with LGBT rights.We just need to stop letting those people you keep electing in.
This was my first thought.Yeah, this was my first thought. Put one of these social riders on something that the moderates want, and the Senate will allow it to go through in reconciliation. Then, Obama could very easily sign it.
“you” should read “you all” n/t