Republican tells women that being battered isn't that bad

Republicans and non-libertarian conservatives often don't like the fact that people can divorce. Some on the far religious rightwing, want to restrict the ability to divorce as much as possible, even ban it. If women are abused and battered, well, to them that is not as...

How the state can make your life a nightmare, for having marijuan

If you are a medical marijuana patient with a legal prescription, should you have to suffer harassment and intimidation that other valid prescription holders for other prescribed drugs, never do? Unfortunately, this happens all too often. The federal government interferes in...

Medical marijuana patient to get a felony for illegal stop?

George Hotz, who has a medical marijuana prescription in the state of California, was arrested at a Homeland Security checkpoint in the state of Texas. He was charged with having 1/2 a pound of marijuana. Quite a lot huh? Not really, he actually had less than 1/2 an ounce of...

GLAAD holds anti-gay activists accountable for their own words

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD, is an organization that has supported gay rights in our nation for the last 27 years by supporting positive images of gays and lesbians in the media. So, it serves a different niche in the gay civil rights movement in...

Two men kiss at Santorum rally and hell doesn't freeze over.

At a pro-theocracy..um, I mean pro-Santorum rally in Arlington Heights, IL (outside of Chicago) two men shouted for attention from the audience, while Santorum was speaking, and than kissed. They were kicked out. Now, since they interrupted Santorum's speech, maybe there was...

Urge Democrats to support marriage equality for gays in platform

It is getting harder and harder to find Democratic party politicans who don't support marriage equality for gays and lesbians in the U.S. But there is no guarantee that the Democratic party will have in its' platform this year, a statement in support of marriage equality. In...

How police make money off of imprisoning people in drug war

Your cousin might have been locked up for smoking marijuana. So, might have your brother. Have you wondered why we have kept up a failed war on drugs when even a majority of Americans now oppose it? Well, if you live in California, the reason might be one John Lovell. He is a...

Why tradition isn't good, especially in regards to gay rights

Is tradition a good thing? Or, to rephrase the question, is something good because it has a lot of tradition behind it? Well, many good things have lasted because they are good and hence became a tradition.But, are traditional beliefs, institutions or events good in of itself...

Can the government violate the rights of Americans, at the border

An American named Bradley Jardis came back to the U.S., after a very short trip across the border into Mexico. When asked, he declined to answer how he was planning to use shot glasses, he bought in Mexico, to celebrate. Frankly, this question seems kind of silly and...

U.S. CYBER-CENSOR REGIME FAKES, COUNTERFEITS SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES

•   Website content “spoofed” -- altered, manipulated, censored --  by legions of military contractor cyber security "psyops" agents under U.S. government command, working for companies such as Lockheed Martin Information Systems, prime cyber contractor...

State of Alabama might kill an innocent man, and it doesn't care

Death row inmate Thomas Arthur might be innocent, but it does not matter to the state of Alabama. They are going to kill him anyway. His defense is willing to pay for a DNA test to prove his innocence, after his conviction 30 years ago. So, there is no cost to the state of...

Atheist attacked by religious zealot, judge lets attacker off

The local director of an atheist organization in the state of Pennsylvania dressed up as a character he created called Zombie Mohammad, while participating in a parade in that state. It was a satire and criticism of Islam. He was attacked by a Muslim man. Video of this attack...

Why doesn't the accused get a right to a jury in all situations?

Why doesn't the Sixth Amendment to our Constitution guarantee a right to trial to citizens of felonies of under a year, or misdemeanors? After all, this is what the Amendment states:     "In all all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a...

Will there be marriage equality in Maryland and New Jersey?

 The battle for marriage equality is making great progress in America. In the state of Washington a law has been recently passed that guarantees to gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. Of course, if a few percent of the population sign a petition for a...