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CNSNews.com - Abortion Divides House Democrats in Health Care Debate

Mickey wrote 1 month ago:   CNSNews.com – Abortion Divides House Democrats in Health Care Debate It’s importa … more →

Tags: Blogging, Constitutional law, Crime, Economics & Business, Health & Wellness, Human Rights, Microsoft, My Life, News & Politics

Ten Commandments: Secular or religious? | Cincinnati.com | The Cincinnati Enquirer

Mickey wrote 1 month ago:   Ten Commandments: Secular or religious? | Cincinnati.com | The Cincinnati Enquirer It’s … more →

Tags: Religion, My Life, Crime, My family, News & Politics, Economics & Business, Philosophy, Sociology, Theology

Interracial couple denied marriage license in La. - Kansas City Star

Mickey wrote 1 month ago:   Interracial couple denied marriage license in La. – Kansas City Star This is so racist … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Constitutional law, Human Rights, News & Politics, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Theology

Unsafe abortions kill 70 000 a year - Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source

Mickey wrote 1 month ago:   Unsafe abortions kill 70 000 a year – Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source … more →

Tags: pro choice, Pro-Life, Religion, Sociology, Women's rights, abortions, Adjudication, doctors, Equal Rights

In which Texas stands athwart history and yells, "Huh? What?"

Jonathan wrote 1 month ago: You should be feeling pity for Texas conservatives right now. See, conservatism is meant to be easy; … more →

Tags: america, conservatism, Same Sex Marriage

The Courts

browardhomessearch wrote 1 month ago: The Courts … more →

Obama Administration Begins to Change Its Tune on DOMA

deannaizme wrote 3 months ago: The Obama administration came out today and said that DOMA is wrong and is discriminatory.  The Depa … more →

Tags: Gay Marriage, Congress, News, Politics, wordpress political blogs, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Civil Rights

Kenya's Mau Mau war: veterans demand justice from Britain

Keep on Keeping On wrote 4 months ago: by Ken Olende, Socialist Worker, 18 July 2009 Five veterans from the Mau Mau war in Kenya arrived in … more →

Tags: Ken Olende, Mau Mau

Conflicts of interest? - "no conflict with my interests"1 comment

Editor wrote 4 months ago: You may recall Bill Felkner, OSPRI president, was removed from his seat on the Chariho School Commit … more →

Tags: government intervention, municipal government

The Massachusetts Case Against DOMA3 comments

deannaizme wrote 4 months ago: The attorney general of Massachusetts filed a federal complaint against DOMA yesterday.  They are su … more →

Tags: Gay Marriage, News, Politics, wordpress political blogs, Gay Rights, Civil Rights

A Somali Pirate Story

Keep on Keeping On wrote 4 months ago: by Jordan Zinovich with Hans Plomp, Interactivist Once again the West prepares to demonstrate its co … more →

Tags: Jordan Zinovich, Hans Plomp, Somalia, pirates

The Ogoni Nine–Shell settlement: Victory, but justice deferred?

Keep on Keeping On wrote 5 months ago: Sokarie Ekine & Firoze Manji, Pambazuka News, 11 June 2009 With Shell having agreed an out-of-co … more →

Tags: Sokari Ekine, firoze manji, shell, OGONI NINE

Judicial 'Activism' Isn't the Issue / Liberals and conservatives both show too much deference to Congress

lornakismet wrote 5 months ago: Here is an interesting perspective from the Wall Street Journal. ~P.E.R.  Thanks to Kurt Vangsness T … more →

Tags: Government in General, Supreme Court, Judges subscribe to judicial deference, judicial passivity, Judicial Activism, judicial deference

Prop 8 Challenged in Federal Court10 comments

deannaizme wrote 6 months ago: This is interesting.  David Boies (who represented Al Gore in Bush v. Gore) and Theodore Olson (a fo … more →

Tags: Gay Marriage, California, News, Politics, wordpress political blogs, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, California Politics

A Small Majority Can Now Withhold Rights12 comments

deannaizme wrote 6 months ago: California’s Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 in a 6-1 vote.  The justices created a pocket … more →

Tags: Gay Marriage, California, Congress, News, Politics, wordpress political blogs, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Civil Rights

West Enders lose rental hike dispute

Renters At Risk wrote 6 months ago: West Enders Lose Rental Hike Dispute: HOUSING-Ruling ‘effectively means the end of any sort of … more →

Tags: News, Evictions, Tenant Stories, Residential Tenancy, housing, Geographic Market Rent Increase, Decisions, rent increase, Affordable Housing

Souter Retiring1 comment

deannaizme wrote 6 months ago: The Washington Post is reporting that Justice Souter will retire from the Supreme Court in June, at … more →

Tags: News, Politics, wordpress political blogs, Barack Obama, The Senate, The Republicans, Supreme Court, Republicans

Today's letter - Arrest California

signab43 wrote 7 months ago: Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I have a civics question for you. Who is responsible for making … more →

Tags: civil rights legislation, Domestic Partnership, loophole, religious vs. civil marriage

Due Deference

Will wrote 7 months ago: Over at the League, Mark Thompson (an actual lawyer!) and I published a pretty interesting dialogue … more →

Tags: Gay Marriage, Judicial Activism


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