Marriage Rights Should Not Be Determined By Popular Opinion
Allowing marriage to become the subject of a popular opinion poll, as has taken place in this country, disturbs the very principles upon which this nation was founded.
Allowing marriage to become the subject of a popular opinion poll, as has taken place in this country, disturbs the very principles upon which this nation was founded.
Fred Silberberg | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
If we really want our society to be more cohesive, if we want everyone to be treated equally, the way to do that is to insure that people who live here speak the same language.
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics
A suit filed yesterday in Massachusetts is a smart, novel attack on a law that is clearly unconstitutional, but also has the support of a waning, yet significant portion of the U.S. population.
Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics
Our leaders have all morphed in to one large, non-identified, political animal that proports to stand for something but has ended up standing for very little at all.
David Ambroz | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics
Today the Californian Supreme Court of CA birthed new classifications of people, the Gays & the Super-Gay; and a new legal doctrine, Almost-Equal Protection.
Senate Guru | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics
It is important to note that, while Coleman is Hypocrite-in-Chief of the Coleman campaign, he surrounds himself with like-minded hypocrites.
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics
In upholding gay marriage, the Iowan Court made a number of choices. Some of these were as progressive as the California Supreme Court's In re Marriage Casesruling and some were not.
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics
The single most important element of the Prop 8 supporter's argument is that the amendment represents the will of the majority of the California population.
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics
In this time of struggle for many LGBT Americans, I can't help wondering why those who are passionate about some civil rights aren't interested in all civil rights.
Noah Manne | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics
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...
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics
There may not be many of you taking time off from work to tune in to oral arguments in the Iowa same-sex marriage case, but I promise they are sure to entertain.
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics
In her decision, Justice Lederman of the Eleventh Circuit determined that the ban on adoptions by LGBT individuals had no rational basis.
Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics
Divorce in Massachusetts means never have to say goodbye to your ex. Decades after your divorce, you can be dragged to court, or you can do the dragging yourself.
Fred Silberberg | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics