Tag: Civil Rights
SB 121 Signing Today
2nd Update: SB 121 will be signed into law by Jack Markell on Thursday, July 2 at 3:00 PM at Camp Rehoboth. Thanks MJ. Update: The signing is postponed due to Thurman Adams’s funeral. We will update when we know the new date and time. Today at 2 PM, Governor Markell will sign SB 121 […]
Alaska’s Crazy-Ass Haters Look Like Delaware’s Crazy-Ass Haters
My Home(r) Girl Shannyn Moore of the blog Just a Girl From Homer compiled pictures of the “Christians” that showed up to protest an ordinance not unlike our SB121. The pictures have been set to music and put in video form. I love that they spelled “straight” wrong on the car window. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MkQ8PJ9kyY[/youtube]
Happy Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a holiday that many people don’t know about. From Wikipedia: Though the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued on September 22, 1862, with an effective date of January 1, 1863, it had minimal immediate effect on most slaves’ day-to-day lives, particularly in Texas, which was almost entirely under Confederate control. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, […]
Marriage Equality and Civil Unions
First, the facts Massachusetts and Connecticut license same-sex marriages. California did until prop. 8 narrowly passed. New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Vermont license Civil Unions. Maine, DC, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Maryland, and California offer gay couples “some” legal protections via Domestic Partnership. New York recognizes same-sex marriages performed legally in other states.’ New York and […]
This is Why We Don’t Believe Them
Whenever the issue of erosion of civil liberties comes up in conversation, someone will invariably pipe in with some line about how much improved our security as a nation is. “Look at how many terrorist attacks we have prevented!” I have always had this feeling that most of the attacks that we have prevented are […]
How Does That Work?
The Electronic Freedom Foundation has noticed that a footnote in a John Yoo memo that stated that the Justice Department had recently decided that the 4th amendment didn’t apply to military operations within the United States with regard to terrorism. For those of you that forget what the 4th amendment says: The right of the […]
George Bush knows a Democracy when he sees one
Sure we know about the burgeoning democracy Iraq is about to become, we also know that freedom is on the march in Pakistan. But did you know that George called it in Georgia too? No not that Georgia that prays to God for Rain… The Georgia that President Bush has called a “beacon of democracy” in […]
Is the US a Secular Nation?
UPDATE: If you are reading this post you are not in Turkey. Apparently this site is being blocked by their government or someone. We will keep you posted on what we discover…. I was listening to an interview with a Turkish tour guide today. She was asked about the role that Fundamentalist Islam was playing […]
Wait, Hang on, Are you saying that, come on, seriously?
Shocking, Shocking news! Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. This quote quite frankly makes me fucking want to puke! “For over 200 years, this Nation has adhered to the rule of law _ […]
Patriot Day: Larry Craig, Come Clean!
I would like to explain to you all why Senator Craig will be vindicated and potentially get the Vice Presidential nomination. He is a secret agent in the culture wars. Just like any war, it is important to have spys. In order to gather effective information spys sometimes have to go under deep cover. Haven’t […]
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