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VIDEO: Rachel Maddow Pushes Rand Paul
Rand Paul, son of Ron Paul, has just won a Senate race in Kentucky. In his victory speech he aligned himself with the Tea Party and uttered "We’re here to take our government back". Without knowing much else about what he means by that, I’ll leave it to your interpretation. It’s not nearly as disturbing
California’s First Official Harvey Milk Day – Who We’re Honoring
This Saturday, May 22nd, 2010, is the first official Harvey Milk Day in the state of California. Thanks to the film "Milk" starring Sean Penn, a new generation of young people are now aware of Milk’s history and influence in the continuing battle for LGBT Equality. May 22nd is Harvey Milk’s actual birthday. He
ENDA Vote In The Next 2 Weeks
According to Barney Frank, a vote for ENDA in the House will happen in the next couple of weeks. He states that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has promised him that. On the subject of LGBT Equality, Frank said, ’’We’re gonna win this battle, there’s no question. … I know people are frustrated, ’Well,
Religion Is Not Above The Law
All over this nation, and the world, individuals are making their way into court after court, attempting to use their religious belief systems as a way to circumvent the law. Specifically, laws on discrimination. It’s at the forefront of the battle here in the U.S. over same sex marriage. Basically, those with religious beliefs claim
Prop 8 Trial – Closing Arguments on June 16th
So closing arguments in the Prop 8 trial will happen during Pride month. Ironic. I’d always hoped a decision in our favor would happen in the month of June, to add a whole lot of symbolism to it, but now it’s not likely. We still don’t know how long after hearing closing arguments that Judge
Arizona’s Governor Signs Bill
Arizona’s Governor, Jan Brewer, Republican, who we’ve outlined here before as having radical ideas about merging government and religion, has done it again. She’s signed into law the controversial immigration bill in here state which will do the following: Police may detain people they "reasonably suspect" are in the country without authorization. Police can charge
Administration Will Appeal Ruling Against National Prayer Day
A major decision was reached this week by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb in Madison. In a case brought by the group Freedom From Religion, the judge ruled that the National Day Of Prayer, established 58 years ago, is unconstitutional. Crabb stated, "In this instance, the government has taken sides on a matter that