Huge Gay-Rights Moment: The Senate Passes ENDA

Photo: Via The Atlantic. The long-embattled Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was passed today in the Senate by a 64-to-32 vote. The Democratic caucus led the way, with 10 Republican senators joining after the Senate avoided a filibuster earlier in the week. "Let the bells of freedom ring," said Republican Senator Jeff Merkley at a press conference earlier today. "We have fought to capture that vision of equality, and liberty, and opportunity, and fairness embedded in our founding documents...