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April 8, 2013 9:04 pm | By Libby
Keeping the Pressure On: PFAW Canvassing in Pennsylvania
This weekend, our Pennsylvania volunteers had their best canvassing trip yet- and not just because of the beautiful weather. 20 volunteers met in State Senator Lloyd Smucker’s district, spending their Saturday afternoon talking to 700 Pennsylvanians and collecting signatures for…
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April 5, 2013 4:34 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
North Carolina Drops Official Religion Bill
After vocal opposition from People For the American Way and others, Speaker Thom Tillis of the North Carolina House announced yesterday that a resolution stating that North Carolina has the power to declare an official religion would not be brought…
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April 4, 2013 8:08 pm | By Paul Gordon
Using the Courts to Derail Reform
Financial blogger Mike Konczal has a piece in Bloomberg today about how the financial industry is using federal circuit courts to kill the financial reform law passed by Congress and signed by the president in 2010. He writes: Banks and…
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April 3, 2013 7:08 pm | By Paul Gordon
Good-Bye, Judge Cebull
We finally have news on the investigation of Judge Richard Cebull of Montana: He is retiring. Judge Cebull, you may recall, sent a disgustingly racist e-mail about President Obama to his friends, then explained that he did so because he…
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April 3, 2013 5:58 pm | By Paul Gordon
Shredding the Constitution in North Carolina
Earlier today, PFAW's president Michael Keegan condemned North Carolina state legislators who have introduced a resolution to empower the state to declare an official state religion. As he noted, our nation was founded on the premise that church and state…
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March 28, 2013 7:05 pm | By Kyler
Inside the Supreme Court, Bearing Witness to History
My morning routine yesterday wasn’t very remarkable. The alarm went off with its standard annoying noise, my shower was cold (as is usual in a house of 16 interns fighting for precious little warm water), and breakfast was unquestionably mediocre.…
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March 28, 2013 5:44 pm | By Libby
Turning Up The Heat: PFAW Canvass in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Republicans’ strategy to rig the Electoral College rests on their pushing their plan through quietly, without voters realizing what they’re up to. They know they can’t win if people are paying attention, because rigging the game isn’t fair, it…
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March 28, 2013 1:51 pm | By Miranda Blue
What the Right Got Wrong About Marriage Equality
People For the American Way’s Right Wing Watch has been closely following the Right Wing’s reaction to this week’s marriage equality arguments at the Supreme Court – which ranges from awkward homophobic discussions to outright threats of revolution. Last night,…
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March 27, 2013 9:45 pm | By Jen Herrick
Rallying for Marriage Equality – Day Two
Yesterday, PFAW staff and members rallied at the Supreme Court for marriage equality. Today we returned to the Court for Day Two with United For Marriage. It was indeed a big day for the PFAW family, as one of our…
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March 27, 2013 4:13 pm | By Miranda Blue
Stay in Hope: Remarks by Minister Leslie Watson Malachi on Marriage Equality
Minister Leslie Watson Malachi, director of African American Religious Affairs at People For the American Way, delivered the following remarks to those supporting marriage equality in front of the Supreme Court today. I greet you as one who is humbled…
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March 26, 2013 7:42 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
Rallying for Marriage Equality – Now
“What do we want? Equality! When do we want it? Now!” This morning PFAW staff and members joined a crowd of thousands gathered in front of the Supreme Court to chant, march, and speak out in support of marriage equality. …
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March 22, 2013 5:05 pm | By Peter Montgomery
New Poll: Support for Immigration Reform Broadens
A new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute and Brookings Institution documents that broad and growing support for comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for immigrants now in the country illegally, cuts across religious and political lines.…
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March 22, 2013 4:20 pm | By Paul Gordon
Why It’s Time to Dump DOMA: Paul Gordon
This piece is the eighth in a series of guest blog posts on “Why It’s Time to Dump DOMA.” In the weeks leading up to the Supreme Court arguments on the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act, we’re asking friends of…
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March 22, 2013 2:32 pm | By Miranda BlueYoung Elected Officials Call for Gun Violence Prevention Reforms
This morning, People For the American Way’s YEO Action, joined by 42 young elected officials from 20 states, sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to adopt common-sense gun violence prevention reforms. Daniel Hernandez, one of the signers of…
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March 21, 2013 6:10 pm | By Kyler
New Hampshire Moves Forward With First Steps to Overturn Citizens United in Bipartisan Vote
Yesterday, Republican and Democratic state representatives in New Hampshire came together to pass a bill calling for a constitutional amendment to get big money out of our elections and overturn Citizens United. Since the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United…
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March 20, 2013 7:00 pm | By Paul Gordon
Jamie Raskin Discusses Key Court Cases With Progressive Leaders
Earlier this week, on a call hosted by People For the American Way, senior fellow Jamie Raskin discussed some of this term's most important Supreme Court cases in an exclusive conversation with members of our affiliate foundation's leadership networks: the…
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March 19, 2013 2:43 pm | By Peter Montgomery
Challenging the Right on Religious Liberty
The ongoing campaign by the Religious Right and its conservative Catholic allies to redefine religious liberty in America – which has been covered extensively by PFAW and Right Wing Watch – is the focus of a new report released on…
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News and AnalysisMarch 18, 2013 5:25 pm | By Calvin Sloan
RNC Calls Upon ALEC to Dismantle Campaign Finance Reform
The powerful right-wing organization, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has long claimed that it “respects diversity of thought” and that it is a “non-partisan policy resource for its members,” Democrats and Republicans alike. Indeed, in a television interview with…
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March 15, 2013 9:19 pm | By Paul Gordon
Ted Cruz: Don’t Believe What I Said to the Supreme Court
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz - who notoriously attempted to lecture Sen. Dianne Feinstein yesterday about the Constitution and the Second Amendment, asserting his deep knowledge of the subject as the submitter of an amicus brief representing 31 states in the…
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March 15, 2013 4:56 pm | By Jen Herrick
Senator Portman’s change of heart and the legacy of Harvey Milk
Anyone who’s heard the story of San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk has likely heard his famous call: Come out, come out, wherever you are! That was one of the slogans used in the campaign against California’s Briggs Initiative in…