the way it is
09 July 2010
Why hasn't Thomas Wilhelm covered this?
BOSTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts found Thursday that a law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, ruling that gay and lesbian couples deserve the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples. (via)
I like this ruling because the judged used the Constitution appropriately (and correctly) in determining his decision. He ruled that the federal government cannot compel Mass. to discriminate against its own citizens in order to receive federal funding. He also ruled in a separate case that "the federal law violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution by denying benefits to one class of married couples — gay men and lesbians — but not others." Basically he affirmed the states' authority to grant rights to owns citizens without fear of punishment by the federal government. The same logic should be used in a variety of other cases, for instance, allowing states to set their own drinking ages without losing highway funding.
I also like that coupled with the gun law ruling from a couple weeks back, the courts have stated that the federal government cannot take away rights that an individual state has granted, and likewise, a state or city cannot take away rights the federal government has granted. It's been a good couple of weeks for Libertarianism.
THE SOCCERPUS HAS SPOKEN.
paul picked spain to win the world cup final over the netherlands.
i believe your streak just ended, my octopus friend....
he also picked germany to win their third place match against ur a gay:
On Friday Paul first settled on top of the Germany container but after a few minutes shifted to the Uruguay container. Then after about 15 minutes he went back to Germany container, quickly opened the lid and ate the morsel of food inside. (via)
check out lindsay lohan's penmanship.
impeccable! i like how she doesn't use the lines. what a free spirit!
oh no.
This morning at approximately 1:50 a.m., officers responded to Bar Knoxville located at 1820 Cumberland Avenue after being notified that an off-duty police officer had been assaulted. When officers arrived on the scene they located Knoxville Police Department Officer Robert Capouellez lying on the ground unconscious. Officer Capouellez was transported to UT Medical Center for treatment of a head wound. Another individual from inside Bar Knoxville who had been assaulted by multiple individuals was also transported to UT Medical Center with numerous injuries. I will release the name of that victim once his next of kin has been notified. (via)
son of a. coach dooley was on vacay. let that be a lesson to him.
thx jason!
daily ri ri
did you know that shy ronnie was nominated for an emmy? Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. of course outstanding.
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