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Boston Globe takes Obama to task on Warren pick

“If Warren is allowed to give the invocation, the bright American rainbow that got Obama into office will dim in a way that spells danger for what else Obama will not stand up for.” – Derrick Z. Jackson, the Boston Globe

 
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Prop 8: Or why cries for “more democracy” are scary

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, my state’s constitution broke and some discrimination got in. That’s not the way it is supposed to happen. And that is why the U.S. is founded on the principles of a democratic republic – and not as a pure democracy. In a pure democracy the majority always rules at the

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Only two states recognize gay people as full citizens

As of today, two states: Massachusetts and Connecticut recognizte gay and lesbian people as full citizens with all the rights and responsibilities as every other citizen.

 
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