Here is what Texas Governor and Presidential candidate Rick Perry said a few weeks back about New York State deciding to permit gay marriage— “That’s New York, and that’s their business, and that’s fine with me,” However, after being pressed on the issue by his far-right evangelical allies, here is what Governor Perry said on the same topic a […]
Post Full Of Distractions
Here is a post full of distractions. In America we like distractions to take us away from the fact that we are a second-world nation in decline. It is easier to be distracted than to take part in politics and in public affairs. I want to give the people what they want. The text in the […]
Gay Marriage Opponents Attempt to Discredit Judge That Overturned Prop 8
If you can’t win a case based on the merits of the law, then the next logical step is to publicly discredit those we trust to uphold it, right? That seems to be the Rovian strategy coming from Fox News – who preemptively published a bash piece by Gerard Bradley about U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn […]
U.S. Court Rejects California’s Ban on Gay Marriage
From the New York Times: Saying that it unfairly targets gay men and women, a federal judge in San Francisco struck down California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage on Wednesday, handing supporters of such unions a temporary victory in a legal battle that seems all but certain to be settled by the Supreme Court. The judge […]
Texas Amended Constitution to Ban Marriage. Not Gay Marriage. Marriage.
From CBS News: Texas lawmakers wanted to make sure gay people couldn’t get married. Instead, it seems, they may have made sure no one can. Here’s what happened: In 2005, Texas voters and the state Legislature approved a Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. But the amendment included the following clause, which was reportedly designed […]