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There Is No "Unless You're Gay" Clause in the Constitution, Prop 8 Supporters

Jamie Frevele | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Us Constitution, Proposition 8, California Gay Marriage Ban, California Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage Rights, Aclu, Politics News

Moral objections aside, the passage of Proposition 8 in California plus all the other states with same-sex marriage bans are all in direct conflict with the United States Constitution.

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Obama: Close Gitmo On Day One -- You Can Do It. We've Got Your Back.

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Executive Order, President Obama, Gitmo, Guantanamo, Day One, Justice, Barack Obama, Military Commissions, Obama First 100 Days, Politics News

Our top issue -- closing down Gitmo and shutting down the military commissions -- can be done as soon as he lifts his left hand, picks up the new presidential pen and signs an executive order.

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On January 20, With the Stroke of a Pen, President Obama Can Undo Some of the Damage of the Past Eight Years

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Transition, Reproductive Rights, Free Speech, Guantanamo, Spying, Aclu, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Domestic Violence, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Politics News

Presidents have enormous power to establish policy by executive order, federal regulation, or simply by refocusing the efforts and emphases of the executive agencies.

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Please Fight Proposition 8's Assault On Same-Sex Marriage

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, Aclu, California Gay Marriage, LGBT Issues, Proposition 8, California Supreme Court, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

In the most personal way possible, I'm asking you for a favor: help us ensure that gay couples all across California keep their fundamental right to marriage.

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Tight Margins on Gay Marriage Prop Sends Californians Into the Streets

Natasha Chen | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Public Education, Aclu, Consitutional Rights, Gay Marriage, California Proposition 8, Protect Marriage, Constitution Gay Marriage, Partner A, California Gay Marriage, Civil Rights Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gay Constitution, Prop 8, Church Gay Marriage, California Gay, Home News

Statewide polls show that voters are split dead-even on Proposition 8 in California, which attempts to ban gay marriage. The issue has triggered well-...

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My Co-Worker is a Terrorist

Jake Brewer | Posted 11.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Aclu, Maryland State Police, Energy Action Coalition, Domestic Surveillance, Chesapeake Bay, Environment, Powervote, Domestic Terrorism, Green Energy, Maryland, Domestic Spying, Green News

My co-worker, Josh's, most terrorizing activities? Helping pass landmark legislation like the Maryland Healthy Air Act and the Clean Car Bill.

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You Have the Right to Airport Harassment

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Illegal Search and Seizure, Airports, Airport Security, Aclu, Muslim, Constitution, Civil Rights, Tsa, Nyclu, Politics News

If TSA made the theft of a passnger's property an official policy, it would be considered illegal. However, it appears that many TSA employees are making this an unofficial perk of their job.

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Protecting Your Right to Vote

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Us Constitution, Voter Disenfranchisement, 2008 Election, Voter Registration, Michigan, Politics News

The right to vote is protected by more constitutional amendments than any other right we have, yet if 2004 is any indicator, we can expect many more voter suppression tactics this Election Day.

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On Civil Rights And Gay Rights, McCain Flunks The Test

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Aclu, John McCain, Obama, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama Civil Rights, Equality, California, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, Barack Obama, Naacp, Civil Rights, Election 2008, Home News

McCain voted against expanding the definition of hate crimes to include crimes based on sexual orientation, and voted NO on prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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Is Pole Dancing Fashion Week-Worthy or a Depraved Activity?

Karin Tanabe | Posted 10.08.2008 | Style

Read More: Pole Dancing, Fashion, Oprah, Aclu, Olympics, Fashion Week, Barbara Walters, New York Fashion Week, Style News

What is right for Fashion Week, a place where a visible nipple is an accessory, does not gain a nod of approval by the Anna Wintours of small town America.

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The Army Fights "With God on Our Side"

Deepak Chopra | Posted 07.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Religion, Military, US Naval Academy, Aclu, Living News

The entanglement of personal duty, troop morale, patriotism, and religion isn't simple. The ACLU's lawsuit will antagonize anyone on the inside.

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United States Now Filled With Terrorists, Apparently

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: FBI Terror Watch List, New Yorker Cover Obamas, American Civil Liberties Union, Obama New Yorker, Terror Watch List, Bill Ayers, William Ayers, Bill Ayers Obama, Aclu, New Yorker Cover, William Ayers Obama, Politics News

Because everyone in America forgot about 9/11, and failed to buy a sufficient amount of non-circulating Liberian legal tender currency commemorative t...

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America's Terrorist Watch List Hits 1 Million Names

Huffington Post via ACLU | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Million Names Terrorist Watch List, Terror What List, Terrorist Travel List, Travel, Technology, U.S. Terrorist Watch List, America's Terrorist Watch List, Politics News

The good news is that Nelson Mandela is no longer on the U.S.'s terrorist watch list. The bad news is that the list now has one million names, which ...

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"Terrorist" Watch List Hits One Million Names

Barry Steinhardt | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, War on Terror, Watch List, Terrorism, Politics News

Think about it -- when the government announced it was setting up this list, did anyone picture such a thing? Might as well just put the whole population on the list and save on administrative expenses.

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Fighting the Unconstitutional Spying Law

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, Fisa, Aclu, FISA Bill, Warrantless Spying, Spying, Fourth Amendment, Domestic Spying, Politics News

The FISA bill goes further to extend the power of the executive to collect our communications than the president's original secret spying program. The Fourth Amendment was essentially eviscerated.

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A Loss of Freedom

Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Christopher Bond, Warrantless Wiretapping, Russ Feingold, Fisa, Chris Dodd, Aclu, Politics News

After years of outrage and empty promises to rein in the president's warrantless wiretapping program, the House of Representatives recently passed an ...

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The Question Carlin Left Behind: What is Obscenity?

Danny Schechter | Posted 07.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Carlin, Ugly George, Obscenity, Aclu, Fcc, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin Seven Words, Censorship, Standards and Practices, Entertainment News

Comic social commentators like George Carlin, Lenny Bruce and mavericks like New York's Ugly George have been uncturing the pervasive hypocrisy on the issue of obscenity laws.

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Scalia's Choice: More Deaths to Defend the Constitution

Sandy Goodman | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Supreme Court, Scalia, Bill of Rights, Militia, Weapons, Guns, Self-Defense, Second Amendment, National Rifle Association, Constitution, Akhil Reed Amar, Aclu, Goldberg, Amendments, Levinson, Breyer, Tribe, Kinsley, Kaus, Wittes, Supreme Court Guns, Politics News

Congratulations, Justice Scalia! Now we can all look forward to years of arguing over just exactly when, where and how the right to have guns in the home applies.

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Is Obama Selling Out on FISA bill?

Art Levine | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, FISA Bill, Obama, Barack Obama, Politics News

Is Obama being a shrewd politician or selling out civil liberties? That's the question raised by Glenn Greenwald's tough new column taking Obama to task for supporting the bogus "compromise" bill.

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Obama Silent as Democrats Give Bush More Spying Powers

Ari Melber | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, FISA Bill, FISA Legislation, Fisa Amendments Act, Spying Capitulation, Compromise, Obama, Spying, Fisa, Eff, Politics News

Democratic leaders in Congress are poised to grant new spying powers to President Bush and arrange retroactive amnesty for telecommunications companie...

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Greening Hollywood: Arianna on The Green Carpet at The Millennium Awards

Paige Donner | Posted 07.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Slam Poetry, Greening the Home, Webby Awards, Eco-Friendly, Green, Presidential Campaign, Greening Hollywood, Cabinet Post, Net Zero Energy Bill, Prius, Carbon Offsets, Anna Getty, Arianna Huffington, California State Legislature, Aclu, LA Unified School District, Global Green Millennium Awards, Steven Connell, Carbon-Neutral Building Bill, Global Green USA, Green Reporting, Norman Lear, Terrapass, Environmental Media Association, Matt Petersen, Sustainable, Lyn Davis Lear, Environment, Architecture 2030, 2008 Presidential Race, Green News

Arianna was chosen to present the California Environmental Leadership Award to the LA Unified School District at Global Green's annual Millennium Awards held in Santa Monica June 14th.

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Just Say No to Federal Funding For Drug War

Bill Piper | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Brennan Center, Aclu, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, Drug Policy Alliance, National African-American Drug Policy Coalition, National Council of La Raza, Drugs, National Black Police Association, Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, Rick Perry, Politics News

Congress has yet again renewed the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program, a federal law enforcement grant program that is feeding the war on drugs and fueling racial disparities, police corruption, and civil rights abuses.

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Dems in Congress Moving Now to Spy on Americans, Reward Telecoms

Art Levine | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Telecom Immunity, Fisa, Aclu, House Democrats, Glenn Greenwald, Warrantless Spying, Politics News

The Democratic-led Congress, with the support of key House leaders, is moving quickly to expand unconstitutional spying authority on Americans and reward telecoms for breaking the law.

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He Sees Gay People

Kate Clinton | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, California Gay Marriage, David Peterson, Gay Marriage, Norma Shapiro, Politics News

After the craziness of CA, and I must say there was some flaunting and taunting -- "So when are you and yours coming out her to get married?" -- it was great to be back in New York.

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ACLU Fights For Justice At Guantanamo

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Guantanamo Hearings, Free Trial, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Right to a Free Trial, Constitution, Military Commissions, Politics News

On Thursday, I will be at Guantánamo watching five men appear before a military commission. The men are accused of participating in the September 11 attacks, and the sentence could be death.

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