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Yes, but "the specific argument" is that politicians would definitely act like that, when we can see that usually they…
Okay, so your theory here .... I said "The specific argument I've seen is ....", not "My theory is ....".…
I was teaching Citizenship in the Community) Merit Badge at a Troop meeting a while back. The discussion of the…
Elie Mystal posted an article at The Nation and noted what "rural" and "urban" and "mob rule" probably mean to…
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Category Archives: Same-Sex Marriage
Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Is A Lot Like Opposing Interracial Marriage
Conor Friedersdorf and I both oppose economically punishing people for opposition to same-sex marriage, or for having donated to the prop 8 campaign. But Conor’s argument is, partly, that SSM opponents are morally superior to those who favored anti-miscegenation laws, … Continue reading
Boycott Firefox! says both sides of the Marriage Equality debate, and to hell with free speech
Well, certain members of both sides, at least. OKCupid is taking a surprisingly strong stance against Mozilla. Right now, those who visit the hipster/nerdy dating site using Firefox see this message (full text here): Hello there, Mozilla Firefox user. Pardon … Continue reading
Federalism is Usually Opportunistic
Another example: House Republicans Want To Sue The President For Not Arresting People For Marijuana
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Utah Has Legal Same-Sex Marriage (for now)
Well, that was unexpected. From Scotusblog: Directly applying the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act to a state’s ban on same-sex marriage, a federal judge in Salt Lake City ruled Friday that Utah’s voter-approved state constitutional … Continue reading
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Orson Scott Card’s Website Lies About Card’s Homophobic Past
“Roger,” a comment-writer at a Conservative Christian blog, writes in defense of Orson Scott Card: ((That sentence sounds wrong to me, I think because of way “blog” and “Card” almost but not quite rhyme. But I’d feel silly fixing it … Continue reading
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A Qualified Victory In The Supreme Court: DOMA and Prop 8
I spent most of the past two days either in transit or kept busy and away from the internet, which proves to be lousy timing, as I’ve been unable to post about either the SCOTUS’s heartbreaking evisceration of the Voting … Continue reading
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Same Sex Marriage Legalized In Delaware, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and France
Delaware legalizes gay marriage Minnesota governor signs same-sex marriage bill [Rhode Island governor] Chafee signs gay marriage into law French gay marriage law gets constitutional all-clear In all three US states, gay marriage was passed thought the legislature. What I … Continue reading
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New Zealand House of Representatives Passes Marriage Equality And Sings
They’re singing a Maori love song called “Pokarekare ana,” which, Wikipedia tells me, is sometimes called New Zealand’s unofficial national anthem. During the debate, “Te Ururoa Flavell gave a wonderful speech with a Maori perspective, detailing the pre-colonial Maori history … Continue reading
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Democratic Senators rush to support same-sex marriage
Matt Bors gets it exactly right: Wonkblog has a good chart showing how fast support for gay marriage has grown in the Senate: Don’t get me wrong, I’m very glad this is happening. But I can see the humor in … Continue reading
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"Here in Illinois..." Would you support an electoral college style voting system being used inside Illinois?