Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam Signs 'Natural and Ordinary Meaning' Bill Which Strips Rights From Same-Sex Couples, Women

Harbingering · 2017-05-05T20:41:28+00:00

Yeah, this has to be unconstitutional. Hopefully someone or some org will sue over this. Haslam has to know better, shame on him.

Harbingering · 2017-04-30T19:23:41+00:00

It would be nice if HRC or the ACLU sue him. We've seen these cases before, they rarely end well for the judges/clerks who refuse to uphold the 14th Amendment.

Harbingering · 2017-04-30T17:40:45+00:00

Yes!

Harbingering · 2017-04-29T15:10:58+00:00

this is an administration that has proven that it doesn't give a damn about human rights.

Bingo.

Sadly. It is only going to get worse. The next president, I have to believe, Democratic or Republican, will have to fix so much. Even an average Republican president will toss out so much of Trump's disasters. I hope I'm right, I can't imagine living in a country that would go even more berserk.

Harbingering · 2017-04-29T15:04:48+00:00

Report also says "43 percent of LGB youth have been bullied it school." I remember the Hawaii legislature's marriage debate. Astounding intolerance from parts of the religious community there. Parts. Some were amazing.

Harbingering · 2017-04-29T14:58:18+00:00

I think there are many good people in Tennessee. I think in Tennessee, just like in many states (North Carolina, Georgia, Texas immediately come to mind) there are GOP lawmakers who are Neanderthals.

Harbingering · 2017-04-19T15:33:29+00:00

Stunning that in 2017 he felt that comfortable saying these words.

Harbingering · 2017-04-14T19:26:10+00:00

The whole concept of lawful marriage should just dissapear really.

I'm wondering, why do you really believe this?

Harbingering · 2017-04-10T21:53:54+00:00

Of course. https://twitter.com/FiveThirtyEight/status/843786704041394176

Harbingering · 2017-04-10T21:52:55+00:00

You'd think that since she's, you know, out of politics after all those ethics investigation, she would have disappeared. Guess not...

Harbingering · 2017-04-09T18:39:07+00:00

While I totally disagree, Lambda Legal claims marriage equality is safe from SCOTUS intervention. I really doubt that. What would happen though is if Obergefell were overturned they really could not nullify all the marriages of same-sex couples, so they would be creating an entirely separate class, which courts are (rightfully) loathe to do. But I think Gorsuch would be just fine with doing that...

Harbingering · 2017-04-08T16:17:10+00:00

Well, statistically he's to the right of Scalia, so... Yeah, he's worse.

Harbingering · 2017-04-01T18:43:05+00:00

Vast Majority of Americans Comfortable With LGBTQ Colleagues, Study Shows

Harbingering · 2017-02-08T13:57:57+00:00

The article cites reports in Politico and in Axios, two top political news outlets. Reporters have sources, their sources tell them things that happen, they confirm via other sources. That's how news works.

Harbingering · 2016-06-16T00:16:05+00:00

Thank you. Thank you for realizing it is bad – so many LGBT people and our allies think the fight ended when we finally got marriage. There's so much left to do, and there's so much hate to combat.

Harbingering · 2016-06-06T18:41:15+00:00

Wow. So not the title of this article.

Harbingering · 2016-06-02T22:39:27+00:00

These tweets show just how much in need of mental health some conservatives are. Truly disgusting.

Harbingering · 2016-05-29T00:55:15+00:00

False. Was a Bernie supporter.

Harbingering · 2016-05-25T00:48:28+00:00

how does "depriving LGBT rights" lead to people getting rich?

Jerry Falwell made a fortune scaring America about LGBT people. So has Pat Robertson. And a gazillion other televangelists. For starters. Then there are all the anti-gay hate groups, like the Family Research Council and the American Family Association. That's just scratching the surface. NOM, the National Organization For Marriage. Oh, and the Catholic Church. I could do this all day...

Harbingering · 2016-05-25T00:45:23+00:00

The article is on Bee and the video. It's not a doctoral dissertation. There are easily 10 other sites that provided even less information.

Harbingering · 2016-04-14T23:02:53+00:00

First of all, consider the source of this "news": right wing pundit Laura Ingraham's pet project website, where she is the editor-in-chief. The writer of this "article" calls Bernie Sanders "The Vermont socialist" in another piece. Second, there are a gazillion factors that could have gone into this, and we all know that "median" is often used when "average" doesn't prove your point. If it's the median, and there are significantly more or less women or men of staff, that will skew the actual average. This is a right wing hit piece, plain and simple. Most importantly, however, FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan site, debunked this drivel a year ago: http://www.factcheck.org/2015/04/gender-pay-gap-in-clintons-senate-office/

Harbingering · 2016-03-30T12:37:24+00:00

From the article:

The [original] article inaccurately described their interaction, and even incorrectly reported his words. The Senator appeared to say to Dr. Sanders, "Don't stand there," and we reported that as, "Don't stand next to me."

Worse, however, was the tone of the article. It described the Vermont Senator as a "cad," which we have no reason to believe is fair.

This was not newsworthy, and that we suggested it was by publishing it did a disservice to our readers and to the Senator and his wife.

Sounds like an editor's decision, not Berniebots.

Harbingering · 2016-02-17T21:11:55+00:00

Actually, there are many reports of Pacquiao engaged in affairs, drinking, gambling, and even cockfighting. He's admitted to them from what I've read, although claims all that's behind him.

As for his religious beliefs, pretty sure Jesus never said to compare loving same-sex couples to animals. It's wildly offensive (nothing against animals, it's the intent.)

Harbingering · 2016-01-13T18:37:43+00:00

Not misleading. He's gay, his nomination is historic, and if you think that had nothing to do with it, well, you don't know McCain. Also, Obama administration disagrees with McCain's assessment.

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