This is amazing! From Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer limited to one man, one woman :: DesMoinesRegister.com :: The Des Moines Register:

"The Iowa statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman violates the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution," the justices said in a summary of their decision.

And with that, Iowa court-houses have 3 weeks to change their paperwork and proceedings so they include gay couples in their marriage ceremonies.

When will New York be next?

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From People for the American Way:

Today, the House passed S. 181, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 legislation correcting the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear that limited a worker’s ability to be fully compensated for discrimination. Following passage of the bill, People For the American Way President Kathryn Kolbert expressed appreciation for members’ standing up for justice for American workers:

“As the saying goes, ‘score one for the little guy.’ Thousands of workers who face pay discrimination now have an opportunity to seek justice. I applaud members of the House, and their colleagues in the Senate, for standing up for the rights of all Americans, and President Obama for his steadfast support of this legislation and of Lilly Ledbetter. Thanks to George Bush’s appointments, the Supreme Court ignored the principle of equal justice under law. I’m glad that Congress took the opportunity to strike a blow for basic fairness.”

Okay, having just made fun of Italian fascists for being terrified of Christmas ornaments that emphasize commonalities between Islam and Christianity, I come across an even more disgusting phobia. The Taliban are so terrified of school girls that they are declaring jihad against them:

Taleban militants in the Swat valley in north-west Pakistan have threatened to kill girls who attend school.

A local Taleban commander ordered parents to stop sending their daughters to school by 15 January.

In comments broadcast on an illegal radio station, he threatened to blow up schools which enrolled female students.

This year alone, Taleban militants have destroyed more than 130 schools in the Swat valley. They want to bring in Islamic sharia law in the region.

Militant attacks on schools in the region have deprived more than 17,000 students of education.

What fucking dickheads! There is something deeply pathological about people who are terrified of school girls. It would be outright pathetic if it wasn't for the fact that they actually carry out violent attacks on children for simply wanting an education.
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National Rally to be held at city halls everywhere in the United States on Jan 10th at 1:30pm EST/10:30am PST. The LGBT community is protesting the Defense of Marriage Act and urges President-Elect Barack Obama to repeal this act.

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The LA Times reports that La Palin is being embargoed by the McCain campaign on account of the republicanos not believing it is in their best interest to have her speaking to the press.  In other words, they're afraid she's going to make a mistake as Todd Harris says in the video above; because she is not ready to give her opinion on anything a Vice-President could conceivably be involved as co-pilot of the President of the United States.

This is supposedly the woman who will be a heartbeat away from the presidency and who could most possibly succeed in office the 72 year-old John McCain. This is not just another GOP and John McCain strategic blunder. It is down right scary anybody would think this woman is ready to be POTUS.
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