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New York Times' Gay Marriage Nothing New
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics
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Imagine my surprise when the New York Times published an op-ed yesterday describing a new "great compromise" on gay marriage that essentially provided for marriage rights with religious exemptions.
An Appeal to Zeus: Returning to Secular Politics
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics
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For the first 180 years of existence, the United States never included god in its motto, on its currency, or in any document creating the republic.
Our Shared Inheritance
Robert D. Patterson | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics
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On this chilly January day I yearned for the warmth of July 4th, the warmth that comes from knowing you belong in the land your ancestors toiled upon as slaves, and died for in wars.
Keeping Anderson Cooper Honest: How CNN and the Media Flubbed Obama's 2nd Swearing In
Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 02.23.2009 | Media
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The same media that is creating a negative impression of President Obama is saying little about the outgoing administration's widespread destruction of official government records.
Obama's Guantánamo Mistake: He's Not Closing Gitmo the Right Way
Brandt Goldstein | Posted 02.22.2009 | World
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Obama has issued an executive order to shut down the prison. That alone is not enough. An executive order can be changed -- easily.
Bumper Stickers, Lapel Pins and Sound Bytes, Oh My!
Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics
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Perhaps Obama might take a page out of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? What he needs to be a great leader are three things he has developed over the years of his public service.
19th & Constitution: Lining up for the Concert of a Lifetime
Mary Ann West | Posted 02.18.2009 | Entertainment
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Concert volunteer PJ ands-Johnson is part of the 60 person Bahama for Obama volunteer group staying in local homes and hotels for their 5 day Washington DC stint.
Krugman: Without Bush Era Investigations, Political Heirs Will Repeat Abuses
nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics
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Last Sunday President-elect Barack Obama was asked whether he would seek an investigation of possible crimes by the Bush administration. "I don't beli...
Take Your Hand Off My Bible
Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics
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Most of us have a presidential fantasy. Some of us long to transform the health care system. Some imagine the possibilities in humanitarian aid. Oth...
Getting Ready for the Bush Pardons
Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics
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It would be wrong for an outgoing President who presided over disastrous... enterprises like the torture program to unilaterally slam the door on all future investigations into that conduct.
Conservative Lawyers Defend Holder (and the Unitary Executive)
Doug Kendall | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics
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The letter in defense of Eric Holder is a classic articulation of the idea that the President is a unitary executive. It also happens to be essentially right.
Victory For Blago and Burris is Imminent
Jeff Norman | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics
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Reid expressed willingness to negotiate. But when he and Burris meet, it is Burris who will be in the stronger position, Reid who must yield lest his illicitness become too apparent to the public.
Please Dems, Obey the Law
Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics
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The recent upset and political theatre over the appointment and seating of the Junior Senator Rolland Burris (D-Ill) made me cringe. As I sat and watc...
Friday Talking Points [59] -- New Year's Resolutions (For Democrats)
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics
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Happy New Year 2009! Because I've always felt it is more amusing to make new year's resolutions that others should follow, today's Friday Talking Poin...
Cheney's Out of Angles and Biden's Full of Them
Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics
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It was refreshing to see Joe Biden refuse to take the diplomatic route about Dick Cheney's preposterous statements on -- where else? -- Fox News Sunday.
Dick Cheney: Unplugged and Unglued
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics
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During a Fox News segment, Cheney calmly claimed that the president is not bound by law during times of war. Allow that thought to sink in for a moment before continuing your day.
I Voted (Twice) for Obama, and Apparently I Lost
Joe Cutbirth | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics
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Warren's selection is a thumb in the eye of every lesbian and gay citizen, and an insult to kind and decent Americans who believed that Obama's presidency was the beginning of a new era.
Constitutional Coup Averted In Illinois
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics
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The Illinois Supreme Court has just rejected what was in essence a coup attempt by the state Attorney General, which would have installed the Lt. Governor in Blagojevich's place.
Constitutional Relativism and Proposition 8
Noah Manne | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics
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Let's start with this premise: Equal treatment under the law. That is what the U.S. Constitution guarantees, and that is what we, as Americans, agre...
Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics
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Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...
Drinking to the Progressive Constitution
Doug Kendall | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the 21st Amendment, or the repeal of Prohibition. Tonight, throughout the land, patriots shal...
Political Parties Are Not "Checks" Or "Balances"
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics
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I'm not worried about whether checks and balances will disappear if Republicans don't have more than 40 seats in the Senate. True checks and balances are more fundamental than party affiliation.
Behind the Screwy Obama Birth Certificate Controversy
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics
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At first glance it defied credulity that the... Chicago Tribune would do something as screwball as giving any credence to the issue of whether... Obama is really a U.S. citizen or not.
What Kind of Revolutionary Will You Be?
John W. Whitehead | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
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if there is to be any change, it is going to be brought about by us, "we the people," not the politicians. No president, no congressman and no judge can do what you can.
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