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Prop. 8 Trial - Part One: Background by: indiemcemopants Wed Jan 27, 2010 at 21:44:11 PST There's no possible way to fit all of this in one post. I'll start here and write a series summarizing the trial and what I predict will happen. I'll start with some background for the trial. First let me make clear, I'm not a lawyer. I'm just an interested gay person who thinks this trial will affect all our lives. I don't even live in California. I'm pretty inquisitive and if I say something, I've researched it quite a bit, but that doesn't mean I'm not wrong. I'm not completely confident that I'll get all the legal aspects right and if anyone wants to comment to correct errors, please feel free. Two gay couples in California, one male couple and one female couple, attempted to get married in California, but were denied a marriage license since Prop. 8 had passed, limiting marriages in California to one man and one woman. They decided to combine their cases and sue the Governor and the Attorney General, along with a few others in federal court. Kristin Perry is the name on the case, so it is called Perry v. Schwarzenegger. There's More... :: (10 Comments, 1949 words in story)

Weekly Torture Action Letter 22 - Thank You Sen. Feingold by: Something The Dog Said Tue Sep 08, 2009 at 09:32:05 PDT (10 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) Happy Monday and welcome to the Weekly Torture Action Letter series. This is a letter writing campaign for torture accountability. The basic idea is every Monday (yeah, the Dog knows, it is Tuesday, but the hound had to do a Labor Day post out of solidarity) the Dog writes a letter to the nations decision makers urging them to take action towards full accountability for the illegal Bush Administration state sponsored torture program. The way you get involved is by either cutting and pasting the letter over your own signature or using the topic of the letter as the jumping off point for your own. In either case the Dog provides the links to make this as easy as possible. The whole point of this campaign is to make sure our leaders don't get distracted and forget their duties under the law to investigate and prosecute any act of torture. "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (1 Comments, 646 words in story)

First Amendment Friday 16 - Lovell V. City of Griffin by: Something The Dog Said Fri Aug 28, 2009 at 08:49:25 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Happy Friday and welcome to the 16th in the Dog's First Amendment Friday series. This series is following the syllabus for the class called The First Amendment and taught at Yale Law School by Professor Jack M. Balkin. As with the Friday Constitutional series this is a layman's look at the Law, specifically the Supreme Court opinions which have shaped the boundaries of our 1st Amendment Protections. If you are interested in the previous installments you can find them at the links below: "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (6 Comments, 1403 words in story)

First Amendment Friday 15 - Gooding V. Wilson by: Something The Dog Said Fri Aug 21, 2009 at 10:02:36 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Happy Friday and welcome to the 15th in the Dog's First Amendment Friday series. This series is following the syllabus for the class called The First Amendment and taught at Yale Law School by Professor Jack M. Balkin. As with the Friday Constitutional series this is a layman's look at the Law, specifically the Supreme Court opinions which have shaped the boundaries of our 1st Amendment Protections. If you are interested in the previous installments you can find them at the links below: "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (2 Comments, 2021 words in story)

First Amendment Friday 14 - New York Times V US, The Pentagon Papers. by: Something The Dog Said Fri Aug 07, 2009 at 11:45:24 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Happy Friday and welcome to the 14th in the Dog's First Amendment Friday series. This series is following the syllabus for the class called The First Amendment and taught at Yale Law School by Professor Jack M. Balkin. As with the Friday Constitutional series this is a layman's look at the Law, specifically the Supreme Court opinions which have shaped the boundaries of our 1st Amendment Protections. If you are interested in the previous installments you can find them at the links below: "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (2 Comments, 3553 words in story)

Weekly Torture Action Letter 20 - Leave Lady Justice Her Blindfold! by: Something The Dog Said Mon Aug 03, 2009 at 12:27:42 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Happy Monday and welcome to the Dog's ongoing letter writing campaign for accountability for the Bush Era State Sponsored Torture program. The premise of this campaign is to write decision makers every Monday urging them to do the right thing in terms of our international treaty obligations and our Federal statutes. This means to investigate the enormous amount of prima facie evidence and where warranted by the evidence, to prosecute. The Dog writes a letter every week, which you, the activist, can either cut and paste or use as the jumping off point for your own letter. "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (25 Comments, 583 words in story)

First Amendment Friday 13 - Nebraska Press Assoc. V Stuart by: Something The Dog Said Fri Jul 31, 2009 at 11:25:49 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Happy Friday and welcome to the 13th in the Dog's First Amendment Friday series. This series is following the syllabus for the class called The First Amendment and taught at Yale Law School by Professor Jack M. Balkin. As with the Friday Constitutional series this is a layman's look at the Law, specifically the Supreme Court opinions which have shaped the boundaries of our 1st Amendment Protections. If you are interested in the previous installments you can find them at the links below: "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (1 Comments, 2833 words in story)

First Amendment Friday 12 - Landmark V. Virginia by: Something The Dog Said Fri Jul 24, 2009 at 10:30:27 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma )  Happy Friday and welcome to the 12th in the Dog's First Amendment Friday series. This series is following the syllabus for the class called The First Amendment and taught at Yale Law School by Professor Jack M. Balkin. As with the Friday Constitutional series this is a layman's look at the Law, specifically the Supreme Court opinions which have shaped the boundaries of our 1st Amendment Protections. If you are interested in the previous installments you can find them at the links below: "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (2 Comments, 2363 words in story)

Dark Soul -Chapter Seven by: Something The Dog Said Sat Jul 18, 2009 at 08:57:20 PDT Happy Saturday and welcome to the Dog's serialization of the novel Dark Soul. This is a work in progress, so if you have any thoughts or suggestions, don't be shy about offering them up. If you have just started reading this, you can find chapters one through three at the following links: Dark Soul - Chapter One Dark Soul - Chapter Two Dark Soul - Chapter Three Dark Soul - Chapter Four Dark Soul - Chapter Five Dark Soul - Chapter Six This serialization is only available here at Docudharma!   There's More... :: (4 Comments, 5401 words in story)

First Amdendment Friday 11 - Bartnicki V Vopper. by: Something The Dog Said Fri Jul 17, 2009 at 13:48:45 PDT (11 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) Happy Friday and welcome to the 11th in the Dog's First Amendment Friday series. This series is following the syllabus for the class called The First Amendment and taught at Yale Law School by Professor Jack M. Balkin. As with the Friday Constitutional series this is a layman's look at the Law, specifically the Supreme Court opinions which have shaped the boundaries of our 1st Amendment Protections. If you are interested in the previous installments you can find them at the links below: "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (1 Comments, 2161 words in story)

Weekly Torture Action Letter 16 - Dear Friends And Family by: Something The Dog Said Mon Jul 06, 2009 at 09:14:03 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Welcome to the Dog's on going letter writing campaign for torture accountability. Most Monday's we write to the decision makers in the nation in order to prod them in the right direction on the issue of torture. How it works is the Dog provides the letter and the links and you provide the action by either cutting and pasting the letter or writing your own. "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (8 Comments, 891 words in story)

First Amendment Friday 10 - Hustler V Falwell by: Something The Dog Said Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 11:35:01 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Happy Friday and welcome to the 10th in the Dog's First Amendment Friday series. This series is following the syllabus for the class called The First Amendment and taught at Yale Law School by Professor Jack M. Balkin. As with the Friday Constitutional series this is a layman's look at the Law, specifically the Supreme Court opinions which have shaped the boundaries of our 1st Amendment Protections. If you are interested in the previous installments you can find them at the links below: "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (1 Comments, 2043 words in story)

Weekly Torture Action Letter 15 - We Will Have To Let KSM Go by: Something The Dog Said Mon Jun 29, 2009 at 09:01:37 PDT (2:00PM EST - promoted by Nightprowlkitty) Happy Monday and welcome to the Dog's torture accountability letter writing campaign. The basic premise of this series is that every Monday the Dog will write a letter to decision makers on urging action on accountability for the State Sponsored Torture program of the Bush Administration and provide the links so you the reader can cut and paste the letter or use it as the jumping off point for your own. The important thing is to keep the heat on the people who can move this issue forward by keeping their in boxes full. This week we will be writing the President with carbon copies to the AG, Speaker of the House, Majority Leader of the Senate and Chairs of the Judiciary Committees. "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (7 Comments, 749 words in story)

Dark Soul -Chapter Five by: Something The Dog Said Sat Jun 27, 2009 at 10:04:59 PDT Happy Saturday and welcome to the Dog's serialization of the novel Dark Soul. This is a work in progress, so if you have any thoughts or suggestions, don't be shy about offering them up. If you have just started reading this, you can find chapters one through three at the following links: Dark Soul - Chapter One Dark Soul - Chapter Two Dark Soul - Chapter Three Dark Soul - Chapter Four This serializartion is only available here at Docudharma!   There's More... :: (1 Comments, 8436 words in story)

First Amendment Friday 9 - Gertz v Richard Welch Inc by: Something The Dog Said Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 10:13:42 PDT Happy Friday and welcome to the 9th in the Dog's First Amendment Friday series. This series is following the syllabus for the class called The First Amendment and taught at Yale Law School by Professor Jack M. Balkin. As with the Friday Constitutional series this is a layman's look at the Law, specifically the Supreme Court opinions which have shaped the boundaries of our 1st Amendment Protections. If you are interested in the previous installments you can find them at the links below: "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (3 Comments, 2982 words in story)

Weekly Torture Action Letter 14 - CIA IG Report by: Something The Dog Said Mon Jun 22, 2009 at 08:10:05 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Happy Monday and welcome all to the Dog's ongoing letter writing campaign. The basic idea it to write to decision and opinion makers every Monday to keep the issue of accountability for torture through respect for the rule of law alive and in front of the busy people who run our country. For those who are stopping by for the first time, it works like this, the Dog writes a letter and provides the links. You can either cut and paste the letter or use it as inspiration for your own. The big deal is to get as many people as possible sending letters (or e-mails) on a consistent basis. To the Dog this provides a low level but constant reminder this issue is out important to the people of this nation. "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (3 Comments, 698 words in story)

Dark Soul - Chapter Four by: Something The Dog Said Sat Jun 20, 2009 at 14:12:01 PDT (noon - promoted by Nightprowlkitty) Happy Staturday and welcome to the Dog's serialization of the novel Dark Soul. This is a work in progress, so if you have any thoughts or suggestions, don't be shy about offering them up. If you have just started reading this, you can find chapters one through three at the following links: Dark Soul - Chapter One Dark Soul - Chapter Two Dark Soul - Chapter Three This serializartion is only available here at Docudharma!   There's More... :: (9 Comments, 5358 words in story)

First Amendment Friday 8 - Butts V Curtis by: Something The Dog Said Fri Jun 19, 2009 at 10:15:38 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Happy Friday and welcome to the 8th in the Dog's First Amendment Friday series. This series is following the syllabus for the class called The First Amendment and taught at Yale Law School by Professor Jack M. Balkin. As with the Friday Constitutional series this is a layman's look at the Law, specifically the Supreme Court opinions which have shaped the boundaries of our 1st Amendment Protections. If you are interested in the previous installments you can find them at the links below: "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (4 Comments, 2907 words in story)

Weekly Torture Action Letter 13 - Judge Sotomayor And The Judiciary Committee by: Something The Dog Said Mon Jun 15, 2009 at 08:58:56 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Happy Monday and welcome the Dog's ongoing letter writing campaign. For those of you joining for the first time the idea is every Monday the Dog writes a to decision makers about accountability for the Bush Administration State Sponsored Torture program. This letter can be cut and by any reader or used as the jumping off point for your own letter. The point is to keep the pressure up on the decision makers to make those who apparently committed one of the worst possible crimes accountable for their actions. Today's letter is to Sen. Patrick Leahy and the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee. "Originally posted at Squarestate.net" There's More... :: (7 Comments, 561 words in story)

Dark Soul- Chapter Three by: Something The Dog Said Sat Jun 13, 2009 at 08:46:18 PDT Happy Saturday and welcome the chapter three of "Dark Soul". This is a serialization of a novel the Dog has written. There is a big difference between writing political commentary and writing fiction. Both have their own learning curve and the intent of posting this is to get some feed back, if anyone has any. If you are coming to this series for the first time, you can find the previous chapters at these links: Dark Soul - Chapter One Dark Soul - Chapter Two This novel is only being posted here at Docudharma.   There's More... :: (5 Comments, 7145 words in story)

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