Political articles/news from local authors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s upcoming study on gays in the military is biased, some GOP lawmakers already contend, because it assumes Congress will repeal the 1993 law known as "don’t ask, don’t tell." Republicans are likely to use that argument as they try to erode the credibility of the planned review, which Defense Secretary […]
Same sex marriage licenses will begin to be issued tomorrow, Wednesday March 3rd in Washington DC. Although couples can register for the licenses on Wednesday, there is a 3 day waiting period before they can exchange vows. Opponents of the new legislation attempted to have the Supreme Court block the law in order to allow
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay and lesbian couples will soon be able to marry in Washington, but the debate over same-sex marriage has sounded different here, with references to interracial marriage and Martin Luther King. Over the past year, both sides have courted the support of Washington’s black community, a majority of the city’s 600,000 residents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says a study on allowing gays to serve openly in the military must involve troops without ensnaring them in the political debate. In a memo outlining the parameters of the upcoming study, Gates says that "given the political dimension of this issue" that it is important to, in
Court documents, released this week, detail Equality California’s participation in the campaign to block CA Prop 8 from succeeding with voters in 2008. The document is the declaration of Geoff Kors, Executive Director of EQCA. Not surprisingly, the document paints a fairly scattered approach to the Prop 8 effort, with an umbrella group, Equality
It just doesn’t matter anymore. Truth and study and fact finding, it’s all out the door. Another military officer stood before Congress today and moaned about "possible" ramifications of repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Gen. James Conway, the Marine Corps commandant, considered to be the most resistant among service chiefs, whined about unit cohesion and
What does it take to make an impression on Washington politicians, particularly Democrats? As we’ve seen, after all the celebration over the election of Barack Obama, we’ve witnessed disappointment after disappointment. The troops weren’t called home, as he promised, DADT has not been repealed, as he promised, equal rights for LGBT Americans is not in
It’s difficult for the truth to be victorious these days. The truth can present itself, stand tall and proud and provide stacks of evidentiary support, but as far as turning the tide in order to bring about evolution in government, truth doesn’t appear to be a deciding factor. Aside from same sex marriage and
