Tag: civil
group name: makeadifference
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March 05, 2006 07:17 AM EST --
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably . . . more
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December 16, 2006 06:36 PM EST --
Right. I've had just about enough of the right's insinuations that there is something evil and anti-Christian about the ACLU.
The ACLU is perhaps the most profoundly patriotic organization I have . . . more
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February 09, 2006 04:32 PM EST --
This is an email that I received this morning that was sent out through email by Dr. Barbara Winslow who was one of the delegates from Antioch for the Memorial Service. Her account . . . more
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April 15, 2006 10:34 AM EDT --
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." W.B. Yeats
I was reminded of this, one of my old favorite quotes, during a conversation this week with colleagues . . . more
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April 12, 2006 05:51 PM EDT --
I created a new group this afternoon, Election Reform and Voting Rights (electionreform.gather.com):
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A place to talk about election reform and voting rights, both to learn and to . . . more
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May 31, 2007 11:42 AM EDT --
And now there are eight... eight states that have legalized civil unions for gay couples. This morning New Hampshire officially joined the list. Connecticut, Vermont, California, New Jersey, . . . more
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March 07, 2008 05:53 AM EST --
Most anyone's first reaction concerning the government's acquisition of additional powers is that these laws and executive orders must be for our own protection.
The government - our government . . . more
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January 29, 2008 05:30 PM EST --
I am not an expert on the American Civil Liberties Union.
All I can offer to you is my personal perspectives on why the ACLU is absolutely vital to yours, and my, personal safety and security. . . . more
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November 09, 2006 06:43 PM EST --
11/9/2006
Perhaps at last we are waking up from what has frequently and accurately been called our long national nightmare. The landslide Democratic victory on Tuesday seems almost to good to be . . . more
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June 21, 2006 01:49 PM EDT --
President George W Bush arrived in Vienna Austria today for the European Union summit who's presidency is currently held by Austria. The summit is abut trade relations, how to proceed with Iran, energy . . . more
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March 23, 2006 11:31 AM EST --
keep talking at the Pacific Views group
I used to think that feminism didn't matter any more. This, in spite of the fact that the mechanical toys I sometimes asked for would generally be given . . . more
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December 26, 2007 11:49 PM EST --
The presidential campaign is moving ahead quickly, perhaps too quickly. Hillary Clinton said the Democratic candidate may be known by early February, a little over one month away.
Yet, while . . . more
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April 13, 2007 01:18 PM EDT --
If you're as sick as I am about hearing the name Don Imus, please feel free to skip this. Personally, I'd rather have a root canal than listen to Don Imus for five minutes -- or any of the . . . more
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July 30, 2007 04:38 PM EDT --
I was planning a long thoughtful essay on critical thinking and how it is absent from the Political Discourse today. But, as I went over the notes in my mental journal, I realized that critical thinking . . . more
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August 03, 2007 11:28 PM EDT --
I hear people say, "Well, we don't have to worry about martial law because our military is depleted." Or else it's, "No American soldier is going to turn on his . . . more
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April 04, 2008 04:27 PM EDT --
I don't remember where I was when I heard that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been killed.
I was but eight years-old.
My life at that time was filled with forest and meadow wanderings, . . . more
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February 04, 2008 09:35 AM EST --
"It's a movement in which black people and white people, women and men, rich and poor, Protestants, Catholics and Jews, come together to accomplish a major social change.
John Burt, Esq., . . . more
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September 27, 2006 11:32 AM EDT --
What do you think? Would more rigid requirements suppress the vote and further separate citizens from the government that is supposed to be of, for and by the people? Is it discrimination? . . . more
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May 05, 2008 11:01 AM EDT --
I was doing a search on Google and came across an article I'd written on my blog --and forgotten about-- regarding same sex marriage, and thought I'd share it all with you. Here's an excerpt: . . . more
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July 16, 2008 01:26 PM EDT --
I chose to use Shakespeare's famous line for the title of my article because it seems many among the wealthiest Americans believe taxes are tantamount to suicide. And it is this misguided attitude . . . more
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