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SB 121 Signing Today

By Unstable Isotope June 27, 200920 Comments

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…

Alaska’s Crazy-Ass Haters Look Like Delaware’s Crazy-Ass Haters

By liberalgeek June 19, 20094 Comments

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…

Happy Juneteenth

By liberalgeek June 19, 200916 Comments

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,…

Marriage Equality and Civil Unions

By xstryker November 29, 200837 Comments

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,…

This is Why We Don’t Believe Them

By liberalgeek April 16, 20085 Comments

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.…

hmmmmm, I’m not lawyer but

By Donviti April 11, 20088 Comments

If the Bush Administration suspended the 4th Ammendment after 9/11 for a few couple teensy weensy hundred days or a year or so annnnnnddddddddd The Attorney General Says: Under sharp…

How Does That Work?

By liberalgeek April 3, 200825 Comments

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…

Comment Rescue: My Dad and Dr. Wright

By liberalgeek March 26, 20081 Comment

Thank you Von Cracker, for pointing me to this Daily Kos diary entry. The story is one that I think is well worth a read.

Carper = Spineless Fu@@ers!

By Donviti February 12, 200815 Comments

Well it's nice to know how Tom Carper feel about immunity. I can't think of a better word to describe him other than spineless. The government asks the Phone Companies…

George Bush knows a Democracy when he sees one

By Donviti November 14, 20073 Comments

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…

Is the US a Secular Nation?

By liberalgeek November 13, 200723 Comments

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…

Wait, Hang on, Are you saying that, come on, seriously?

By Donviti September 27, 20074 Comments

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…

Patriot Day: Larry Craig, Come Clean!

By liberalgeek September 19, 20074 Comments

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.…