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Why did they change their vote from cloture to repeal?

Do any WP:RS sources comment on why Richard Burr and John Ensign decided to change their vote in-between closure and repeal? -- Cirt (talk) 13:44, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There are guesses, no solid facts. Tradition states that the leadership usually vote together on cloture votes, so that may explain Ensign's cloture vote. --haha169 (talk) 20:19, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Burr discusses it a bit here, and Ensign here. — Hun ter Ka hn 21:54, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Additional information Re UCMJ

The statements regarding the status of article 125 of UCMJ are incomplete and somewhat misleading. Some of the second paragraph included here should probably be used for context, unless it's too distant from DADT Repeal. I'll leave it to someone better equipped to do so. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy#United_States

Criticism section

I feel there should be given equal time to all the legitimate criticism of this bill. I tried to add one earlier today but it was almost immediately removed. In order to provide a balanced point of view, I feel this section should be restored. -68.185.90.190 (talk) 05:36, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism sections are generally frowned upon, and individual criticism should be included within the prose of the article in its appropriate places, with proper citations from legitimate sources. --haha169 (talk) 18:52, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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 :There are guesses, no solid facts. Tradition states that the leadership usually vote together on cloture votes, so that may explain Ensign's cloture vote. --[[User:Haha169|haha169]] ([[User talk:Haha169|talk]]) 20:19, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
 :*Burr discusses it a bit [http://lincolntribune.com/?p=2407 here], and Ensign [http://www.lvrj.com/news/ensign-one-of-eight-republicans-for-repeal-as-senate-votes-to-end-gay-ban-112147894.html?ref=894 here]. — <b>[[User:Hunter Kahn|<font color="#C0C0C0">Hun</font>]][[User talk:Hunter Kahn|<font color="#C0C0C0">ter</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Hunter_Kahn|<font color="#595454">Ka</font>]][[User:Hunter Kahn/Autographs|<font color="#595454">hn</font>]]</b> 21:54, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
+== Additional information Re UCMJ ==
+The statements regarding the status of article 125 of UCMJ are incomplete and somewhat misleading.  Some of the second paragraph included here should probably be used for context, unless it's too distant from DADT Repeal.  I'll leave it to someone better equipped to do so.
+http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy#United_States
 == Criticism section ==