He's the only Republican on the Judiciary Committee who voted for Sotomayor.

Ugh, this partisan garbage is really getting on my nerves.  She's highly qualified, okay?  She's a good, basic judge who won't change anything on the court.

I'm excited about what the article says about filling vacancies on the 4th Circuit, though.  Please, please, please ( Read more... )

This time, siding with the 5-4 Supreme Court majority saying there is no right to access to DNA evidence for post-conviction testing.

WTF?  We know Obama is weird on criminal issues -- saying he supported the death penalty for rape was insane, for example -- so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Queers, criminal defendants -- who's he going to throw ( Read more... )

Obama is offering separate and unequal benefits to the partners of gay federal employees.

I've been ranting about the DOMA debacle over on Facebook.  Let's just say the honeymoon is over and I'm filing for divorce.

When my friend L told me yesterday about the coup in the NY State Senate, I said, "Well, that's it -- there won't be any vote on marriage equality this session."  It looks like I was wrong.  Nothing's settled yet, but apparently the new Senate president, Espada, wants a vote.  Of course I'm wondering why he wants it, but since it's what the ( Read more... )

Judith Warner has written a great piece.  Read it.  The comments are also excellent. This one, by the husband of one of Dr. Tiller's patients who identifies himself as "Peter," is especially noteworthy:

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LIVE FREE OR DIE, PEOPLE!

Next stop:  Rhode Island?

( Now if he would just put his money where his mouth is, we'd really have something to be proud of. )

And fuck you, Bishop Webster.  Explain to me just how allowing queers to sponsor their partners for permanent resident status would undermine marriage and the family.  You know what really undermines the family?  Allowing priests to get away with abusing children.  Grrr.

Yesterday Dr. George Tiller was murdered outside his church in Wichita, KS.  Dr. Tiller was one of the few doctors in the country who performed late-term abortions.  As a result, his clinic has been bombed;  his home, office, and church were picketed;  he was shot and wounded in 1993;  anti-abortion groups have searched relentlessly for evidence ( Read more... )

Obama spoke at a DNC fundraiser in Beverly Hills the other day.  Queer protesters were outside.  Note that Obama has been totally silent (in public, at least) on the Prop 8 decision, as he has been on DADT, DOMA, the HIV travel ban -- all of it.  Now check this out, from Politico, via Dan Savage:

Obama even noted the gay right protesters outside the ( Read more... )