volokh.com - 12/1/2008
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The passage of Prop 8 in California is hurting the prospects for gay marriage elsewhere....
rollingstone.com - 12/3/2008
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rollingstone.com —
O n election night in California, all signs
pointed to a progressive tidal wave. Voters in the
state swept Barack Obama to a 24-point victory over John McCain the biggest margin for any candidate since 1936. Bucking the recession, eco-conscious ...
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Same-Sex Setback
latimes.com - 12/2/2008
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latimes.com —
Discuss Article (801 Comments) Did you catch the
political ad in which two Jews ring the doorbell
of a nice, working-class family? They barge in and rifle through the wife's purse and then the man's wallet for any cash. Cackling, they smash the ...
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An ugly attack on Mormons - Los Angeles Times
newyorker.com - 11/26/2008
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newyorker.com —
Changes California Constitution to eliminate the right of
same-sex couples to marry. Provides that only marriage between
a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. --Ballot summary, Proposition 8. You might think that an ...
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Hendrik Hertzberg: The marrying kind.
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Backlashlash?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... Dale Carpenter thinks Prop 8's passage is stalling the momentum of marriage equality in New York and DC. There will, almost certainly, be a pause. But I don't see this as fatal or even that troubling. We have marriage rights in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and thousands of married couples in California. The backlash against those couples has prompted its own backlash-lash in defense of them. The impact of seeing thousands of married men and women split up in the law and the dignity of their marriages invalidated by a large majority is real. Watching a tiny minority get trashed ...
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Hillary as president = no Prop 8?
citizenchris.typepad.com 12/11/2008 — An interesting op-ed in today's New York Times engages in some familiar analysis concerning the growing cracks in the progressive coalition opened up by the passage of Proposition 8: Left-leaning California’s horror about this newly revealed schism ...
Backlash On Prop 8 Begins
gaypatriot.net 12/8/2008 — Dan predicted this once the gays started taking to the streets and blaming everyone else except themselves for the loss of Proposition 8. And here it is: The Backlash .
A group of well-known religious leaders and advocates, including the niece ...
Anti-Prop 8 backlash changes minds
dailykos.com 11/25/2008 — SurveyUSA's headline of their latest California Prop 8 poll sounds pessimistic . "No on Prop 8″ Protesters Have Not Changed Many Minds in California But the numbers show otherwise. Of the those adults who tell SurveyUSA they voted FOR ...
State high court to hear Prop. 8 case March 5
sfgate.com 2/4/2009 — The court said Tuesday that it would hold a three-hour hearing on Proposition 8, from 9 a.m. to noon, at its chambers in San Francisco . The proceedings will also be televised statewide on the California Channel, the court said. A ruling is due within ...
The Prop 8 challenge after today's oral argument:
volokh.com 3/5/2009 — I’m out of the business of predicting with confidence what the California Supreme Court will do based on its oral arguments. So I’ll predict without confidence that: (1) the court will...
Paul Jenkins: The Last Time We Vote For Bigotry
huffingtonpost.com 11/25/2008 — For many of us, 2008 will mark the last time we vote for a candidate who does not favor same-sex marriage. Hopefully, this will be because at least one candidate from a major party will support those rights, but we should also be prepared that, as in ...
Prop 8 Decision: What to Expect from the California Supreme Court
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com 5/26/2009 —
photo by Jamison
Today is the Day of Decision for the California Supremes on marriage equality. The High Court will announce its decisions at 10am Pacific Time. Will Proposition 8 be upheld or overturned? Will the Rainbow Window marriages ...
FCC to mull free Internet plan at meeting —
Reuters: Politics 12/2/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is likely to consider a plan this month to auction public airwaves with a mandate that the winning bidder set aside some for free Internet nationwide, a proposal staunchly opposed by ...
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