Will President Obama sign an Employment Non-Discrimination Executive Order before Election Day 2012?

[MNBrewer]

http://www.towleroad.com/2012/01/employment-non-discrimination-we-cant-wait-for-congress.html#more

"If you're sitting down for a Towleroad minute in Alabama, North Dakota, Indiana, or any of the 31 states where it is perfectly legal to be fired from your job for being gay, you may be asking yourself: what can we do about that? Democratic leaders like the retiring Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank tried, but failed, to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would have banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment much like Title VII bans workplace discrimination on the basis of sex. But, even though overwhelming majorities of voters of all stripes support such non-discrimination laws, conservatives in Congress are having none of it.

Congressional action is not the only path. Many cities and towns have stepped in and passed similar non-discrimination ordinances or passed rules that ban anti-gay discrimination in any company doing business with that township. In response, conservative states are trying to pass laws that restrict a locality's ability to add sexual orientation to its non-discrimination rules. And, in response to those obvious anti-gay efforts, our advocates are challenging sexual orientation discrimination in all its forms in court.

But, mini-ENDAs here and there do not solve the problem. With Congress paralyzed by Republican obstructionism, President Obama is picking up the torch and running with it. His "We Can't Wait" campaign accepts that he tried to work with Republicans on a host of issues, they refused, and now he's paving his own way. He has already flexed his executive muscles with recess appointments, immigration rule changes, and job creation proposals. Is it time for him to sign an ENDA executive order?"

[LonePirate]

1. Sen. Reid should attach it to a must pass bill and force the House bigots to vote on it.

[MNBrewer]

2. Or the President could sign an Executive Order, which would cover nearly 1/4th of the jobs

This isn't about passing an ENDA, it's about what will the President do in the absence of an ENDA.

[Fearless]

3. I won't hold my breath on this one.

Politically divisive issues are usually dealt with in the second term.

[MNBrewer]

5. That's why they wanted to wait in DADT.

Good thing they didn't.

[William769]

4. Heres another thread that would fit well in this topic.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002194461