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For SCOTUS Rulings on Gay Marriage, It Isn't Always Black and White
Credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe United States Supreme Court is expected to rule on the Defense of Marriage Act (Windsor v. United States) and California's Proposition 8 (Hollingsworth v. Perry) in the n...
Amendment to Protect Industrial Hemp Production Survives House Vote
Source: Industrial Hemp Tasmania / FacebookA bipartisan amendment to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (FARM Bill) that would guarantee a state's right to make its own de...
Sensational Media Missed the Most Important Point in Kiera Wilmot Story
I got in trouble and was threatened with expulsion from high school for doing something right, not something wrong; what I wrote was good, proper journalism (see preceding post). There were no l...
Should The U.S. Be Subsidizing Obesity?
There is little-to-no controversy that eating a nutritious diet is healthy.We have a healthcare crisis in this country that is getting worse—not better. So, why does the federal government give subsid...
While Taking a Step in the Right Direction, BSA Still Has Work to Do
Credit: http://educationviews.orgOn Friday, the national delegation for the Boy Scouts of America approved a resolution to lift the ban on gay scouts with 60 percent of the vote. While openly gay you...
Ronnie Chang Suppression Hearing Attended by Local Mayor
Credit: voiceofsandiego.orgOn Monday May 20, 2013, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner attended a pretrial hearing at the federal district courthouse in downtown San Diego to show his support for defendant Ro...
Beyond the Headlines: Tuesday May 21th
Top Stories on IVNFollow the Money Act Draws Criticism by Alex GauthierAnnounced last month by Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the Follow the Money Act was received with much ...
Follow the Money Act Draws Criticism
Tatiana Popova / Shutterstock.comAnnounced last month by Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the Follow the Money Act was received with much acclaim from citizens and nonpartisan orga...
The TSA and the No-Fly List Lack Accountability, Transparency
*CORRECTION: The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is not counsel in the suit of a constitutional challenge to the U.S. government's No Fly List procedures in the federal district cour...
CA Bill Would Lower the Voter Preregistration Age to 15
California District 19 Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson / PHOTO: Sen. Jackson's FacebookA proposed California initiative would lower the voter preregistration age to 15.Under the bill put forward by Senator ...