Political articles/news from local authors
It’s difficult to write this. I’ve been angry before at politicians, many, many times. What’s difficult is that this feels different. Seeing the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell fail again seemed impossible. I mean, the data is in, isn’t it? We hated seeing the study take place, but it came back in our favor. […]
Today, a panel of three federal judges heard arguments in the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the Proposition 8 (or the California Marriage Protection Act) case. The 9th Circuit heard an appeal of an August ruling by U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who presided over a trial that found the ban on same-sex marriage to
It is with a very real sense of gratitude for all you are doing to advance equality that I am writing to you this morning. Today I informed our Board of Directors that I will be stepping down from my position as Executive Director of Equality California at the end of my ninth year. I
Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued strong statements today, as the study of military troops feelings on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Speaking at the Pentagon, Gates revealed the results of the study, which found that about 70% of the troops are okay with the repeal. The study also found that one of the
The judges who will hear the Prop 8 case next week have been chosen. Judges Michael Hawkins, Stephen Reinhardt and N. Randy Smith have been assigned to case through a random choice process. Reinhardt is considered to be the most liberal of the justices of the 9th Circuit. He and Hawkins were both appointed by
Geoff Farrow, the Catholic priest who created a controversy in Fresno a couple of years ago for coming out against Prop 8 as well as coming out about his homosexuality, was one of those arrested yesterday in Washington DC for participating in a DADT protest at the White House. READ MORE HERE
A shocker to none of us with a brain pattern, leaked details of the Pentagon study which surveyed active soldiers about their feelings on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has found that 70 percent have no problem with DADT being overturned. According to The Washington Post, “More than 70 percent of respondents to a survey sent
Tomorrow, November 2nd is voting day. If you need more information about any of the issues or candidates, polling places, etc., visit the Fresno Page of SmartVoter.org.
