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PhoboQuotable – NC GOP Pol Bill James

“The purpose is not just to prevent Massachusetts people coming down. It’s also to put a big letter of shame on the behavior. We don’t want them here. We don’t want them marrying. If you’re going to do it in San Francisco, it’s your own business. Bet it will pass with over 60 percent. The public in my opinion knows …

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Supreme Court OK’s Westboro Protests

The Supreme Court today ruled 8-1 to overturn a $5M judgment against Westboro Baptist Church, saying that the First Amendment protects their right to picket the funerals of military members. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: “Speech is powerful. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and– as it did here– inflict great …

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Quote Of The Day – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

“Dear Mr. Speaker, In a letter to you last week, the Attorney General advised that the Administration has concluded that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional and therefore will cease to defend the statute in pending litigation. It is in the best interests of taxpayers and the constitution for you to refrain from appointing special …

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Iran Threatens Olympic Boycott Over Logo

Iran says that the logo for the 2012 London Olympics secretly spells out the word “Zion.” And if the Brits don’t change it, they’re going to boycott. The logo, a jagged representation of the year 2012, has been said by its critics to resemble many things, from a swastika to a sexual act, but the Iranian government argues it represents …

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Family Research Council Files FOIA Request Over DOMA/Prop 8 Connection

The Family Research Council is convinced that the Obama administration “conspired” with Ted Olson and AFER over the same-day timing of last week’s announcements on DOMA and Proposition 8. Yesterday they filed a Freedom of Information Act request to prove it. Here’s Tony Perkins’ letter to the feds. “Less than three hours after Attorney General Holder’s announcement, litigants seeking to …

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Gillibrand Launches RepealDOMA.com

Just launched by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Via Huffington Post: We must repeal this discriminatory law. There is no reason same-sex couples should be denied the same rights that my husband and I and so many other straight Americans enjoy. For me it comes down to the very simple principles that every American should be able to marry the person …

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