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    Jesse Jackson, et. al., seem to have evolved

    MAY 13, 2012 7:41PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, states' rights, sexual orientation, same-sex marriage, religion, racism, race, prejudice, newsweek, marriage rights, lesbians, jesse jackson, ignorance, human rights, homophobia, hatred, gender, gay rights, gay men, equal rights, discrimination, cory booker, civil rights, blacks, black leaders, black homophobes, black community, black churches, black americans, bigotry, barack obama, al sharpton, african americans

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    Biden’s endorsement is not nearly enough

    MAY 6, 2012 3:54PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: working class, wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, wisconsin, vice president joe biden, states' rights, separate but unequal, separate but equal, scott walker, same-sex marriage, president barack obama, politics, plutocrats, plutocracy, obama, mittens romney, mitt romney, middle class, marriage, labor unions, labor rights, labor movement, labor, joseph biden, joe biden, human rights, gulf of mexico, gov. scott walker, equality, equal rights, discrimination, cowardice, civil rights, british petroleum, bp oil spill, bp, bigotry, big oil, biden, barack obama, abraham lincoln, politics, gay rights, gay/lesbian

    • 32 Ratings
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    4 Those Who Worry Equality Means People Could Marry Monkeys

    DECEMBER 15, 2011 7:05AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: staying up nights worrying, your closest friends, relatives, colleagues, fourteenth amendment, equal protection clause, marriage equality, marrying monkeys, anti-miscegenation laws, states' rights, federal constitutional perogatives, pomeranans, floor waxers, guppies, sisters, brothers, cousins

    • 1 Ratings
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    Bigoted Obama defers the dream yet again

    JUNE 24, 2011 12:29AM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: same-sex marriage, politics, gay rights, states' rights, separate but equal, segregationists, segregation, san francisco, politics, october 2007, loving vs. virginia, lgbt, human rights, equal rights, cowardice, civil rights, castro street fair, barack obama, gay/lesbian, barack obama, bigotry, castro street fair, civil rights, cowardice, equal rights, gay rights, gay/lesbian, human rights, lgbt, loving vs. virginia, manhattan, new york, obama, october 2007, politics, queer, same-sex marriage, san francisco, segregation, segregationists, separate but equal, states' rights

    • 5 Ratings
    • 291 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    The Party of No Says "No" Again

    FEBRUARY 18, 2011 9:26AM

    By Jennifer Moon


    Topics: states' rights, scott garrett, tenth amendment task force, constitution caucus, john mica, transportation, infrastructure, scott walker, john kasich, rick scott, chris christie, high speed rail, news, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 285 Views
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    Dredging Dixie

    JANUARY 26, 2011 10:05AM

    By Jennifer Moon


    Topics: politics, senator jim demint, senator lindsey graham, charleston, charleston harbor, charleston tea party, dredging, states' rights, originalism, internal improvements, infrastructure, civil war, confederacy, confederate constitution, sesquicentennial of the confederacy, railroads, tea party, panama canal, republican party, earmarks

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1643 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Big Government, Little Government

    DECEMBER 10, 2009 5:27PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, business, corporation, hierarchy, states rights, states' rights, state's rights, big fish, little fish, mergers, acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions, competition, competitiveness, trust, anti-trust, antitrust, many minds hypothesis, distributed, distribution, safeguard, checks and balances, separation of powers, federalism, federation, confederation, sovereign, multiple sovereigns, organization, power, control, governance, government, autonomy, autonomous, corporatism, corporate states rights

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    • 17 Ratings
    • 3118 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Should Treasury Bail Out California?

    MAY 14, 2009 8:30PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: california, treasury, tarp, is bailout one word or two?, tax and revenue anticipation notes, states' rights, avocados, budget shortfall, balanced budget amendment, state bailout, bill lockyer, tim geithner

    • 7 Ratings
    • 630 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Texas Media and Most Texans: Perry is an Embarrassment

    APRIL 18, 2009 7:49AM

    By JoeinAustin


    Topics: republic of texas, states' rights, sovereignty, secession, governor of texas, rick perry, politics, belief and religion, news, taxes, government, texas, austin, tea party

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 984 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Time to be Republicans Again

    JANUARY 25, 2009 10:56PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: states' rights, california, cafe, emissions, bush, obama, first 100 days, gop

    • 0 Ratings
    • 377 Views
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    Universal, federal election registration now

    NOVEMBER 7, 2008 11:50AM

    By Randy Smith


    Topics: integrity, federalism, states' rights, registration, voting, elections

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