By Michael J.W. StickingsOne of the questions following President Obama’s recent announcement of his support for marriage equality was how, and not just if, it would impact his support among blacks, who, it is supposed, are less enthusiastic about gay …

ACCORDING TO GLENN GREENWALD, at SALON, in an article, "Federal court enjoins NDAA", Judge Katherine Forrest struck a blow for American civil rights. This is a strong first step to fight the legal weasels that brought us Gitmo.

Judge Katherine Forrest

A federal district judge today, the newly-appointed Katherine Forrest of the Southern District of New York, issued an amazing ruling: one

North Carolina Pastor Encourages Parents to Use Violence on Effeminate Children
“Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not going to act like that….

North Carolina Pastor Encourages Parents to Use Violence on Effeminate Children “Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not going to act like…

By Richard K. Barry Not Reince Priebus.Do conservatives actually listen to themselves when they speak? I’m really not sure.Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee Chairman, has been doing the circuit recently re-stating the GOP position that…

Mitt Romney is preparing for next week’s commencement speech at Liberty University. Appearance at an anti-science, anti-evolution, anti-gay school rated America’s 535th best college by Forbes seems fitting for the GOP candidate since Washington Post is…

Mitt Romney is preparing for next week’s commencement speech at Liberty University. Appearance at an anti-evolution, anti-gay school rated America’s 535th best college by Forbes seems fitting for the GOP candidate since Washington Post is r…

Marshall Proves To Be Cookie-Cutter Federal LawyerAs originally posted: The Elite Lawyers and Judges Whistleblower Network Of AmericaMay 10, 2012Portland U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall’s appointment by President Barack Obama on October 7, 2011, added …

The President could have chosen the safer path by continuing to ‘evolve’

Well folks, this is the third time at bat for this kid here on Perspective on Canada, but the story continues to make waves, so we continue to report it! Like I said a few days ago the Perspective Research department found out that the T-Shirt is not really the point in this story, but [...]

Stephen Harper’s government supports Bill C-309, a private members bill before the House of Commons. It will enable individuals to be jailed five years for wearing a mask or other disguise to conceal identity during a riot — which can be defined as a…

Dangerous thoughtsby Kent McManigalAs originally posted on: Kent’s “Hooligan Libertarian” BlogJanuary 19, 2012I just had a random thought. One that might be seen as dangerous by some people.If an individual owns their own body (a foundational concept o…

According to Louise Arbour, Canada’s internationally renowned & universally lauded Charter of Rights & Freedoms (HBD, eh?) “has transformed a country obsessed with the federal-provincial division of powers and enabled it to address its diversity in a substantive, principled way.” Gee. No wonder Harpercon insurrectionists can’t stand the fucking thing.

Miscellaneous material to start your week.- When even free-trade warrior Barrie McKenna can only respond incredulously to a message campaign on behalf of the wealthy, you know it’s gone too far. So here’s McKenna answering the contrived outrage over th…

I resist absolutism but some things are red lines.  A woman’s right to control and ‘own’ her own body is one of them.  Add me to the chorus of voices deeply disappointed in the tone of the Prog Blog moderators during the rec…

May 2011 – (AP) NEW ORLEANS A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, s…

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