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  • Will Obama Work On His Friend Warren's Inner-Bigot?

    Rick Warren has enjoyed a much better reputation in the media than his recent comments would justify. I share Hitchens' conviction that doubters are given short shrift in American politics. And from the view of a doubter, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between one unsubstantiated religious belief from another. I guess where I part ways ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by john adkisson on December 20, 2008

  • Equal protection, the rule of law, freedom and Gays

    Your analysis misses the point. Our founding national values are freedom and equality. Our Constitution requires equal protection. The rule of law requires that laws be rational and not arbitrary nor merely an expression of majoritarian prejudice. Any law that discriminates against a discrete class of Americans should and must rationally serve an ...
    Posted to Jurisprudence by Issywise on November 18, 2008

  • Prop 8 Banned

    When people don't understand and are feel threatened about anything, this is exactly what they do, either they ignore it, or they immediately destroy it. It's definitely very disappointing, but this is what the world is about...10 - 20 - 30 years from now...Gay Marriage will be just a thing in past, because people will not be more accepting, ...
    Posted to Hot Document by Erica Asahan on November 6, 2008

  • Sorry, but I don't agree

    Donna: We don't talk about the morality of universal health care, quality education for all, or a living wage. More importantly, we don't even talk about how they benefit all Americans, not just the working poor. As a friend says, ''You have to meet people where they are and bring them along.'' We refuse to do that. Obama hasn't done it and he ...
    Posted to Politics by radioleft on July 8, 2008