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Shorter Rand Paul: White People Get to Keep What They Steal
So, there’s been an ongoing court battle of a handful of gold coins that the federal government required people to turn in back in 1933, which was a necessary move to keep people from hoarding gold and clinging to what might be my second favorite wingnut delusion*: that the gold…
In looming federalism fight, three states say feds can’t ‘unmarry’ gay couples
In looming federalism fight, three states say feds can't 'unmarry' gay couples Three states where members of the clergy and justices of the peace today marry gay couples argued on Friday that it’s a violation of states’ rights for the federal government to then “unmarry” those people under the 1996…
Report: Germany calls for new EU treaty
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a new European Union Treaty but is facing lukewarm interest from her EU partners, the weekly Der Spiegel reported. “The federal government would like to further European integration,” it said in its issue to be published Monday, adding that Merkel advocated a meeting…
Missouri Republican candidate calls to halt federal school lunch program
Sen. Claire McCaskill’s (D-MO) Republican opponent says that the federal government should stop helping to feed needy children with the school lunch program. Speaking to reporters about the farm bill on Thursday, Senate candidate Todd Akin called to cut off the federal funds used to feed about 650,000 children in…
Bush-appointed federal judge rules DOMA unconstitutional
A federal judge in Connecticut on Tuesday ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law. Judge Vanessa L. Bryant, an appointee of President George W. Bush, held that the law was unconstitutional because it prohibits legally…
Florida gets access to federal database for voter purge
The federal government will allow Florida elections officials to use a law enforcement database to purge non-citizens from the voting roster, according to CNN. An agreement with the Department of Homeland Security will give Florida access to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE), which is typically used to gauge…
Romney: ‘Completely absurd’ to say I want to cut teachers and firefighters
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday said the notion that he wanted to cut government jobs like teachers and firefighters was “completely absurd.” During an interview with Romney on Fox News, co-host Brian Kilmeade noted that the Obama campaign had been hammering the GOP hopeful for saying that…
83-year-old woman wins case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional, making it the fourth court to do so. The law was challenged by 83-year-old Edith “Edie” Windsor after the federal government failed to recognize her marriage to her partner Thea Spyer, after Spyer’s…
Teens sue federal government over climate change inaction
A group of teenagers from Ventura, California has filed suit against the federal government for its failure to address the risks facing their generation from climate change, according to an article at The Atlantic.com. Led by 18-year-old Alec Loorz and represented pro bono by the law firm of Earth Day co-founder Rep.…
The marriage trap: ‘Small government’ conservatives would like to make all heteros marry
Among the myriad reasons that LGBT Americans want the right to marry — which includes an end to their second-class status in society and, as Jessica Arnold told me, “People not recognizing that I’m a human being and that I know what it is to love and what I want…
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