Will Marriage Amendment Pass in Virginia?

" Working at precincts, hosting forums, distributing church bulletin inserts and "pastor packets" about the measure, and promoting a "Marriage Protection Sunday" two days before the referendum...

Voting Fraud Hotline

From one of our members' blogs: a phone number to report election fraud (and a protest): "Massive Sit In at the White House Nov. 4 - 9, Join those convening on the White House on election day and the day after - it is time we take back our First Amendment rights to peaceably...

Stop Paying For The Secularization of America

"Stop Paying For The Secularization of America by Jay on 10-13-05 @ 12:01 am Filed under ACLU It happens somewhere in America almost everyday. Some small school, city counsel or County Courthouse gets sued. Perhaps your town has a historical monument to honor the dead from...

JAIL for judges?

"Don't like a judge's decision? If you live in South Dakota, don't bother appealing. Just sue the judge instead, with the help of the Judicial Accountability Initiative Law (possibly embedded sound), or Amendment E, a ballot initiative that would allow judges and other...

Teens turn to TV, Internet for news

"Half of all high school students get news online at least once a week, but teens rate TV the easiest-to-use news source - and the most accurate, says a study out Friday. In the Future of the First Amendment study, which surveyed 14,498 students and 882 teachers at 34 high...

House G.O.P. Lacks Votes for Amendment Banning Gay Marriage

"House Republicans failed Tuesday in an effort to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, part of a proposed “values agenda” that they hope will rally voters in midterm elections in November. The vote was 237 to 187, with one member voting...

Mass. court backs gay marriage on ballot (AP)

" BOSTON - The same court that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage ruled Monday that a proposed constitutional amendment to ban future same-sex marriages can be placed on the ballot, if approved by the Legislature. The ruling was the result of a...

Your Own Personal Internet

"Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) explained why he voted against the amendment and gave an amazing primer on how the internet works. " [

GOP still plans to make issue of gay marriage

"Conservatives had counted on the Senate's vote Wednesday on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to give them a boost, but political analysts say it's unclear whether the tally will add votes for Republicans this fall."

Alberto Gonzales vs.The First Amendment

"Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has said that the United States government is exploring the possibility of criminally prosecuting the New York Times for publishing classified information: revealing the existence of the National Security Agency surveillance program....

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