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California Rules!
inthesetimes.com 1 hr ago 659 related
Refusing to be boxed in by election-year timidity or political threats from the religious right, a majority of the California Supreme Court ruled May 15 that same-sex couples have an equal right to civil marriage in the state. The judgment stands on a sturdy foundation of precedents involving...
In Case You Missed It: Hans von Spakovsky Withdraws FEC Nomination
georgiaunfiltered.blogspot.com 8 hrs ago 32 related
It is with great regret that I write to request that you withdraw my nomination to be a Commissioner on the Federal Elections Commission. My nomination has been pending for almost two and one half years in the Senate without any resolution. [...] ...it is past time that the FEC was reconstituted...
Jeffrey Feldman: For Assassination Joke, Huckabee Should Be Off TV
huffingtonpost.com 20 hrs ago 110 related
Having joked less than a year ago about killing Mitt Romney (and his supporters), former Republican candidate for president, Mike Huckabee, has now made light of assassinating Sen. Barack Obama. (from CNN PoliticalTicker.com) As Huckabee transitions from presidential candidate to media pundit,...
Another boost for Obama, and a big one at that
nwsource.com yesterday 47 related
Barack Obama has campaigned on changing the old Washington way of doing politics. Headlines on Wednesday suggested that Obama had a "white problem," or more specifically a blue-collar, white-voter problem. Not content to lose even one news cycle, the Obama team played a new card: the...
COURT DECISION ENDS DE FACTO MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
onlinedemocracy.ca yesterday 9 related
BOSTON, (May 13, 2008) IPS/GIN - Anti-death penalty activists in the United States are bracing for a wave of executions following the Supreme Court's ruling that lethal injection is not a violation of the constitution. The state of Georgia has already executed William E. Lynd, 53, by means of the...
McCain imagines Judges Gone Wild
nwsource.com yesterday
Ruth Marcus, guest columnist: The court stepped in, summarily overturning laws in 16 states. Tossing aside evidence that the framers of the relevant constitutional provision never intended for it to apply to the situation at hand -- in fact, such laws were in place when the amendment was approved...
A new boost for Obama
economist.com May 15, 2008 73 related
John Edwards finally endorses Barack Obama, in a blow to Hillary ClintonBARACK OBAMA has campaigned on changing the old Washington way of doing politics. But he and his team are still canny political operators. On Tuesday May 13th Mr Obama took a thumping in West Virginia, a rural and mostly...
Indiana Voters Shut out for No Rational Reason
civilrights.org May 14, 2008 2 related
By Steny Hoyer and Chris Dodd By now, we're used to it. But every time Americans accept limits on our liberties, we hold our government to this unspoken deal: "Just give us a good reason why." By a 6-3 decision, the justices chose to uphold Indiana's voter ID law, the nation's harshest, leaving...
High Court Caricature
washingtonpost.com May 14, 2008 10 related
The court stepped in, summarily overturning laws in 16 states. Tossing aside evidence that the constitutional provision was never intended to apply to the situation at hand, the court instead looked to what it grandly described as the "broader, organic purpose of a constitutional amendment."
McCain should be truthful about courts
nwsource.com May 14, 2008 6 related
LINDA P. CAMPBELL GUEST COLUMNIST John McCain ought to be ashamed of himself. For decades now, Republican appointees have dominated the federal courts: 57 percent of the current judges were named by Republicans, including 386 by Bush father and son (326 are Clinton appointees), according to the...