Mormon Politicians Should Support Same-Sex Marriages
With a vote coming down in the Nevada Legislature on SJR13 which would replace the ban on same-sex marriage with a provision mandating their allowance, there have been some stories floating about that Senator Mo Denis and Senator Justin Jones, both Mormon Democrats, have some misgivings. Jon Ralston posted this morning with more detail here. [...]
The United States Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in the case Shelby County v. Holder, which examines the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. This key provision requires a process called “preclearance,” consisting of a panel of judges who determine whether a change in voting standards is fair. Its historical purpose [...]
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In the last scene of the Tennesse Williams play A Street Car Named Desire, Blanche DuBois, who is mentally ill, is being led off to a mental institution. As she leaves she declares: “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” We continually see the ever increasing inequality of the distribution of wealth in the United States [...]
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At the K-12 levels, high-quality teachers and well-run schools are essential to student achievement. However, public educators are largely being blamed for struggling students rather than focusing on larger systemic issues such as children in poverty, unsafe neighborhoods and substandard schools which can make it difficult to learn (1). Although there is a lot of focus on education problems by policymakers, [...]
Continue reading …Most of us would be shocked if we heard that a state passed a law barring interracial marriages today. Yet we are only a few years removed from when that was common place. As a matter of fact, it was just in the year 2000 when Alabama (Sweet Home?) became the final state to repeal [...]
Continue reading …For the first time in Nevada history, Pahrump will be host to a PRIDE event at the Saddle West Hotel & Casino on August 19th and 20th. To say this is historic is an understatement. Pahrump, with its nearly 40,000 residents is still an unincorporated town, making it the largest settlement in the United States. It is known for its conservative values and its brothels, quiet small-town family life and steadfast grip on the last remaining vestiges of the old wild-wild west. In fact, the town’s motto is “Heart of the New Old West”. Will the LGBT community turn out?
Continue reading …Republican policy is bad enough, but when they lie to America about what they’re really doing while simultaneously pretending to be guardian and caretaker of the rest of us regular Joes, it’s really just another form of domestic violence. At least when you’re getting beat up by some asshole, they’ll admit to the fact that they’re beating you. They’ll just give you some crap story about how you made them do it or they’re only doing it because they love you. Republicans will rape you senseless. They’ll ignore the black and blue marks, the crutches, and the casts; in fact, they’ll tell you those things are a figment of your imagination, and then they’ll screw you once again, all the while insisting that it’s love making at its finest.
Continue reading …Today we celebrate our Independence Day, the day that we came together as a country and declared that all men are created equal. The Declaration of Independence is one of the great documents in history and embodies the ideals that this country was founded upon. It is a shame that those ideals are now under [...]
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