1915 Law Could Jail Same-Sex Couples in WI

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Thursday July 10, 2008 · 6:57 AM PDT

2008/07/10 · 06:57

It is happening again. Those who remember the tumultuous weeks and months after the Goodridge decision in Massachusetts will know exactly what I mean by "1913 law". Our homophobic governor, Mitt Romney decided to suddenly start enforcing an obscure law that had been forgotten for decades and was likely passed to limit interacial marriage. That law prohibits out-of-state couples from marrying in MA when it is illegal for them to do so in their own states. Bigots in the MA legislature could not ban interracial marriage here, so they blocked desperate couples from less tolerant states from doing so.

Now a similarly obscure law from 1915 is being invoked in WI to threaten loving same-sex couples with huge fines and jail time just for getting married out of state.

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Monday March 17, 2008 · 8:55 AM PDT

2008/03/17 · 08:55

The Clintons may not be racists, but the sure seem to be sticking their feet in it this election. While Hillary Clinton struck many of the right notes in her public apology, Bill seems to be right up to the same tactics in his CNN interview, dated Monday morning.

At this point, as the expression goes, they are either lying or stupid.

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Monday January 21, 2008 · 9:08 PM PST

2008/01/21 · 21:08

CNN seems to think that voters give no thought to the issues when choosing a candidate... or is that only if the voters are black women?

Just look at this story

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I like bright colors

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By studying their positions on the important issues facing our country

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The one who I want to have a beer with

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If you can't win, cheat: False Al-Masri capture story

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Friday February 16, 2007 · 7:02 AM PST

2007/02/16 · 07:02

Several things about the details that are leaking out surrounding the, apparently false, story about Abu Ayuuab al-Masri's capture are disturbing. The coverage given by Pajamas Media is telling.

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Wednesday January 31, 2007 · 12:29 PM PST

2007/01/31 · 12:29

For many white Americans, and some non-white Americans, affirmative action is fundamentally unjust. After all, judging someone based on the color of their skin is racism, isn't it? Should it matter whether the judgment is positive or negative, or whether the person is white or black? Some people see it as compensation for the injustices of the past, or as a form collective punishment. Others see it as a clumsy attempt at redistributing wealth. The imagined scenario in which a less-qualified minority candidate for a job gets hired instead of the more-qualified white candidate is very effective, and breeds thousands of anecdotes. You would think that employers had a big red rubber stamp that says, "DENIED: TOO WHITE".

Well, I have a personal anecdote that is a little less dramatic. No racial epithets are exchanged and no employer brings up race or ethnicity. But it is hard for me to believe that race is not beneath the surface.

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Friday January 26, 2007 · 11:08 AM PST

2007/01/26 · 11:08

Once again, the US government has taken a firm stand for bigotry against all common sense. Joining with some of the worst violaters of human rights in the world, the US rejected access to the UN for two gay rights organizations. Even Peru, which bans gay people from serving in its military, voted for the petition, and India, which penalizes sodomy with up to 10 years in prison, at least abstained. Rejecting an applicant without even a hearing is nearly unprecedented.

Together with rules meant to prevent other countries from providing potentially life-saving abortions, and policies that outsource torture, this signals a growing alignment with governments that deny life, liberty, and equality to their own citizens.

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Monday December 11, 2006 · 12:47 PM PST

2006/12/11 · 12:47

If churches must proselytize I wish that they would do it on their own dollar and not at the expense of the American taxpayer. While evangelicals fight the "War on Science" at home, they are giving out lifesaving medications in the name of Jesus abroad.

The Boston Globe just published the first part of an excellent series on the use of faith based programs as a part of foreign policy under the Bush administration. The details are shocking

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Wednesday December 06, 2006 · 7:26 AM PST

2006/12/06 · 07:26

I was raised fundamentalist. At the small private school I went to (which was really just a wing of our church) I did my share of Bible reading. I have read it cover to cover at least half a dozen times and memorized large chunks of it. In addition, I had mandatory bible study classes each year, which continued at the religious college that I attended. I did my homework. But listening to most of the fundies you hear wailing around the internets, I wonder if they have ever cracked the cover.

I can tell you a few things with certainty. There is no prohibition on artificial insemination. There is nothing banning lesbians from having children. In fact, there is really nothing about lesbians at all. The context of all of the anti-gay verses is hotly disputed, but they all reference (if anything) man-on-man coupling.

But maybe you are better than the average Christian and you expect everyone else to be too. After all, the Bible doesn't mention abortion or gun control either but that doesn't mean that they don't make Jesus cry. Are there any Biblical alternatives to artificial insemination? Why yes. Yes, there are.

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Mandrake martini

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Far away from my sister's thieving hands

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Pie

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Conservative vs. Crazy: Hats off to the loyal opposition

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Friday December 01, 2006 · 1:19 PM PST

2006/12/01 · 13:19

When it comes down to it, I don't hate conservatives. Hell, I used to be one. Many on here were. In The Conservative Mind Russell Kirk famously claimed that conservatism is not an ideology, but an anti-ideology - meaning that it is not a blueprint for how to make the world perfect, but an acceptance that it will not ever be perfect and that our best intentions often have the most disasterous results. Conservatism, by that measure, should be experience over belief and prudence over reckless innovation. If conservatives still (or ever) believed that, I might still be one of them. It is the wanton disregard for the Constitution and the basic principles that weave the fabric of America among many screechers on the right that has me spooked. Fortunately, some conservatives do still have a few principles left. Just look at the response on Redstate.com to the Prager brouhaha for a good example.

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Judge rules paper money unfair to the blind. Why wasn't this fixed before?

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Wednesday November 29, 2006 · 9:31 AM PST

2006/11/29 · 09:31

A federal court has ruled that US currency in its current form unfairly excludes blind Americans from participating in the economy. Really, how hard was this to fix?

http://money.cnn.com/...

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Saturday November 11, 2006 · 11:45 AM PST

2006/11/11 · 11:45

Let me just say that I am thrilled that George Bush has decided to be the Uniter again. First, he is pissing off his base. Second, he fired Rumsfeld. But even when he tries to be good it is disconcerting how he comes off as just a little bit evil - or at least, mindnumbingly stupid. Take this gem:

Whatever your opinion of the outcome, all Americans can take pride in the example our democracy sets for the world by holding elections even in a time of war
http://www.cnn.com/...

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Tuesday November 07, 2006 · 10:20 PM PST

2006/11/07 · 22:20

CNN has now projected that EVERY SINGLE house seat in the six state New England region will be held by a Democrat, except for CT-02 and 04, which have not been projected

http://www.cnn.com/...

The DCCC has Courtney(D) ahead in 02 by the slimmest of margins - 0.2% with 96% reporting. If he pulls this off, Chris Shays will be all by himself next Congress. Boo hoo hoo :-)

http://www.dccc.org/...

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