“As Maine Goes, So Goes The Nation?” Bull. Part One. | The New Civil Rights Movement
Posted: November 7, 2009 at 8:15 am.
Nov 7
8:15 am
Nov 6
9:28 pm
"Obedience" -- Bigotry at Work in Maine | The Bilerico Project
It is shocking to me that the American political process now allows for “obedience to God” to go to the state polls and cripple the civil rights of any protected group. And LGBT people are now a federally protected group. Supposedly ballot measures are “more democratic”…a legitimate way for the “will of the people” to express itself on issues state elections. And it’s true that they started out in California with a legitimate, democratic, non-ideological issue, namely property taxes.
But today the use of ballot measures has veered off into attempts at imposing religious ideology. And “the will of the people” can be stampeded by bigotry, hysteria and disinformation.
Imagine the uproar if the anti-black Teabaggers (the ones who hate Obama and call him the anti-Christ) got enough signatures for a ballot measure limiting the rights of black people in a key state. Imagine if the civil rights of Jews, or Muslims, or Mormons, or women, could be thrown into the referendum raffle. So far, nobody has dared to go that far. But the barn door is open now, and sooner or later we will see broader, more blatant attacks on people’s civil rights at the state polls. The bigots have figured out how to operate that machine, and they have it humming with eerie efficiency.
Meanwhile, state and local referendums on LGBT issues — marriage, benefits, etc. — are the order of the day, and we often lose.
Posted: November 6, 2009 at 9:28 pm.
Oct 29
12:55 pm
Barbie Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken Doll
Rooted hair! White pants after Labor Day! Bite-sized dog! This doll has it all.
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 12:55 pm.
Oct 28
7:16 am
Taking stock of Yes on 1's families
Great find by G.A.Y. While the No On 1 campaign consistently shows real Maine families, Yes On 1 has to resort to stock footage.
Posted: October 28, 2009 at 7:16 am.
Oct 26
9:38 am
Oct 21
3:23 pm
PETA: Vegetarianism for Sexist Assholes
PETA has always been a bunch of assholes, but at this point it’s starting to look like the animal rights stuff is totally incidental to the overarching goal of portraying women as servile, oversexed (irony alert!) meat-puppets. I don’t think they really oppose meat-eating. They just want to replace the cows and chickens with hot, horny college sluts.
Posted: October 21, 2009 at 3:23 pm.
Oct 21
3:16 pm
86 Year Old Vet on Marriage Equality: “What do you think I fought for in Omaha Beach?“
Posted: October 21, 2009 at 3:16 pm.
Oct 21
3:13 pm
The 10 Worst Sexy Halloween Costumes
It’s almost that time again: The one day of the year when women are allowed to express their true sexiness, and men are freed to dress like giant penis jokes. As Halloween approaches, costume manufacturers are struggling to produce new sexy/penis concepts to satisfy all the sexy/penis demands of sexy/penis-loving Americans. Sure, it’s refreshing to finally find an industry committed to producing low-quality merchandise meant to encourage women to be extremely sexy, and men to be sexually immature.
Posted: October 21, 2009 at 3:13 pm.
Oct 16
11:45 pm
Al Franken proposes getting rid of the old “it’s OK if you get raped” clause in government contracts, but 30 Republicans object.
Posted: October 16, 2009 at 11:45 pm.
Oct 16
12:52 am
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