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Posts tagged "civil rights"

Gay marriage across the land: Not so darn fast

The recent legalization of same-sex marriage in New York proves that it’s no longer an issue in the United States, right? Gay marriage will eventually, but certainly, become widely accepted everywhere, right? Not if the American people have anything to say about it. So far, the question has been put directly to American voters 31... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
July 4, 2011 at 8:26 pm
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A victory for free speech

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has ruled that the campaign finance law banning corporations from making contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional. The judge has no choice. He’s following the recent Supreme Court decision, and good for for speech... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 27, 2011 at 1:00 pm
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Obama's corruption of civil rights law

In the Obama administration, try to apply the civil rights laws equally and you’re gone. That was the experience of the justice department attorney who pressed charges against a group of Black Panthers that were intimidating voters in a Pennsylvania polling place. (Story is here.) Christopher Coates, the department’s veteran voting rights section chief, has... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 29, 2009 at 11:09 am
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