Clayton claims that that the recent court rulings on allowing gay marriage, “… is likely to make the legal situation for homosexuals more difficult, not easier.” He also predicts that these court rulings will help get Republicans to the polls this … Continue reading
The ruling has come out. No gay marriage in Washington State for the time being. I’m all in favor of gay marriage but it needs to be approved by the majority of legislature and/or the people. The people working this … Continue reading
I’m surprised this is occurring in Iowa. California, Massachusetts, and even Washington state. But Iowa? Apparently the Iowa constitution looks friendly to the pursuit of gay marriage via the courts. DES MOINES — A gay rights group filed a lawsuit … Continue reading
I’m all in favor of gay’s being allowed to marry. I think marriage is a great institution and people that are willing to make that sort of commitment should not be prohibited from getting hitched to the partner of their … Continue reading
Belgium, the Netherlands, Massachusetts, and now Canada have approved it. New Jersey, New York, California, and other states in the U.S. are working towards it via the courts and the legislature. Even though several states had initiatives on the topic last … Continue reading
Lots and lots of stuff in the news about this. The constitutional challenges to it are the most interesting aspects to me. I especially liked this article: http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/18/grossman.mass.marriage/ [New York Attorney General] … Spitzer concluded that same-sex marriages should be … Continue reading
I listened to part of President Bush’s speech this morning. Interesting stuff. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,112326,00.html I’m glad he brought up the full faith and credit issue. He probably realizes that at least parts of the “Defensive of Marriage Act” could (should in … Continue reading
Not only has MA said it will be issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples in May, but San Francisco has married thousands in the last week and Chicago might start soon: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4251510/ My take on this is that there … Continue reading
Today it was reported in the Washington Post: The highest court in Massachusetts declared today that the state legislature may not offer “civil union” instead of marriage for same-sex couples, in a ruling that guarantees that the first state-recognized same-sex … Continue reading
Via a text message from Stephanie: The Pathologization Pandemic: Why youth mental illness is surging A 2020 Pew survey of over 10,000 Americans found that self-described liberals aged 18-29 were more likely than self-described conservatives of the same age to … Continue reading
The other day I posted about Facebook claiming a comment of mine was spam, asking me to review it, and then deleted it before I had to chance to review it. Today, I posted a Random thought of the day: … Continue reading
If bakers of wedding cakes can be forced to bake custom wedding cakes for homosexuals because gay marriage is legal, doesn’t that mean stores which sell firearms can be forced to custom order an AR-15 for you because you are … Continue reading
The legalization of same-sex marriage is a potent example of a dominant theme in American history: Over time, civil rights expand, and discrimination ebbs. … As a result, it’s fair to divide the major issues in American political life into … Continue reading
The left exists to destroy you. It does not seek to co-exist with you. Its existence would lose all meaning. Any common ground will be used to temporarily achieve a goal before the useful idiots are kicked to the curb … Continue reading
One has to wonder what the real purpose of publishing the names and a map of all the people that have a license to own a gun. Let’s think about this a little bit. What would be the purpose of … Continue reading
I found this analysis by Richard M. Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City and a former president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (it was called Handgun Control, Inc. while Aborn was president) … Continue reading
Local elected officials are not above the law, and I think it’s arrogant and disrespectful of the citizens of this state when you have a local elected official who thinks they can pass any law they want willy-nilly. Rep. Daryl … Continue reading
Numerous times I’ve posted half-baked concerns about our increasing loss of privacy and the dangers and even extreme dangers. Some people have brought up good points and/or asked good questions and I will respond to those people then share further … Continue reading
There are times when I’m certain I can tell who is going to be in favor of gun control just by looking at them. They look scared all the time. Sort of like they are about to run home and tell … Continue reading
It’s amazing what people will say about you and how messed up they get the facts. And it’s amazing what you can discover if you just look through your log files. A case in point: A commenter to one of … Continue reading