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February 23, 2012 3:55 pm | By Miranda Blue
Republicans Debate Who is Least in Favor of Emergency Care for Rape Victims
In case we needed any more evidence that the former mainstream of the GOP has gone completely off the deep end, Republican presidential candidates spent several minutes at last night’s CNN debate discussing which of them is least in favor…
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February 22, 2012 8:49 pm | By Paul Gordon
“The Number One Reason to Vote”
Last night on MSNBC, Lawrence O'Donnell discussed what he called the number reason to vote in the presidential election. With 259 days to go until the presidential election, tonight I am going to skip over 258 reasons to vote and…
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February 22, 2012 6:21 pm | By Miranda Blue
McDonnell Does a 180 on Mandatory Transvaginal Ultrasounds
Virginia governor Bob McDonnell announced this afternoon that he has, in fact, changed his mind on a newly-passed state bill that would require women seeking abortions to first undergo a vaginal probe without their consent. McDonnell had spoken in support…
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February 22, 2012 4:24 pm | By Miranda Blue
Is McDonnell Backing Off Invasive Ultrasound Bill?
Last week, we wondered if Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a possible GOP vice presidential contender, would reconsider his position on a shocking anti-choice bill passed by the state’s legislature after it provoked a national outcry. The bill would require women…
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February 21, 2012 8:18 pm | By Jen Herrick
Every Child Deserves a Family
Successful parenting is not dependent on sexual orientation or gender identity. Laws and policies that discriminate against otherwise qualified LGBT parents are failing the half million children in the foster care system, 120,000 of whom are eligible for adoption. We…
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February 21, 2012 6:47 pm | By Paul Gordon
A Chance to Overrule Citizens United?
Friday, the Supreme Court granted a request to stay the December Montana Supreme Court's decision upholding that state's prohibition on corporate spending on independent expenditures to support or defeat a candidate. The 5-2 majority had argued that their case was…
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February 17, 2012 8:59 pm | By Kristen Saldarini
Marriage Equality in New Jersey: With or Without Chris Christie
Yesterday, the New Jersey Assembly joined with the State Senate and passed a bill endorsing same-sex marriage in a 42 to 33 vote. If marriage equality becomes law, New Jersey will become the eighth state to destroy what the Assembly…
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February 17, 2012 5:00 am | By Marge BakerAspirin as the New Birth Control: The GOP War on Women Reaches New Lows
Originally posted at Hufflington Post. We all heard about the War on Women's Health last year, when Tea Party-empowered state legislatures passed a record slew of anti-choice laws -- including deluded bills such as Arizona's ban on "race-based abortions" and…
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February 17, 2012 12:23 am | By Paul Gordon
Harsh Light of Exposure Makes Senate GOP Crumble
Earlier this week, Senate Republicans were harshly criticized for filibustering a highly qualified Cuban American with no committee opposition nominated for a seat on the Eleventh Circuit. Yesterday, they doubled down and set their sights on an unopposed district court…
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February 16, 2012 11:51 pm | By Paul Gordon
Jill Pryor Nominated to the 11th Circuit
President Obama has announced the nomination of Jill Pryor to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Pryor would fill a vacancy that has been declared an emergency by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Pryor's legal skills are recognized…
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February 16, 2012 10:15 pm | By Paul Gordon
Ohio Judicial Nominee Demonstrates Bipartisan Support
President Obama has gone out of his way to nominate to the federal bench highly qualified people who have earned the respect of Democrats and Republicans alike. That was clear in yesterday's Judiciary Committee hearing for Jeffrey Helmick to serve…
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February 16, 2012 9:22 pm | By Miranda Blue
What the Anti-Birth Control Movement is Really About
99 percent of American women who have ever been sexually active have used birth control. 65 percent of Americans think that insurance plans should have to cover contraception. Yet the leaders of the GOP, in an effort to make it…
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February 16, 2012 9:20 pm | By Paul Gordon
Maryland Families Turn the Heart of a (Formerly) Anti-Equality Legislator
When the right wing's distorted and evil portrayal of LGBT people comes up against the reality of our lives, it's hard for the lie to stay alive. Just ask Maryland Del. Wade Kach, a Republican who has supported a bill…
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February 16, 2012 3:08 pm | By Miranda Blue
This is Why Americans Don’t Trust Congress
The New York Times’ Gail Collins on the Senate’s failure to do one of its most basic tasks: And the bipartisan cooperation keeps rolling on. This week, the Senate confirmed Judge Adalberto Jose Jordan to a seat on the federal…
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February 15, 2012 10:58 pm | By Paul Gordon
Yet Another Filibuster: GOP Ignores Goalposts, Moves Entire Football Field
Senate Republicans – already being condemned for their unprecedented obstruction of highly qualified judicial nominees with strong bipartisan support – today responded to that criticism by escalating their partisan obstruction to even more extremes. Today, after finally overcoming the four-month…
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February 15, 2012 7:04 pm | By Paul Gordon
Falsely Waving the Flag of Religious Liberty
To no one's surprise, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has rejected President Obama's compromise that respects both the rights of women to contraception and the religious liberty of employers who are affiliated with religious organizations opposed to birth…
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February 15, 2012 5:31 pm | By Miranda Blue
Senate Confirms First Cuban American 11th Circuit Judge After Months of GOP Foot-Dragging
The Senate this afternoon finally confirmed Judge Adalberto José Jordán to sit on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Jordán becomes the first Cuban American to join the 11th Circuit – an important victory…
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February 15, 2012 4:09 pm | By Miranda Blue
Virginia House Takes the War on Women to a New Level
The Virginia House yesterday passed two anti-choice measures that would be among the most extreme in the nation, including one that could put birth control at risk and another that requires that women seeking an abortion undergo an extremely invasive…
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February 14, 2012 11:15 pm | By Miranda Blue
White House Blasts Senate GOP for Filibuster of 11th Circuit Nominee
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney began his press briefing today by pointing out the absurdity of the Senate GOP’s persistent stalling of the president’s judicial nominees, most recently 11th Circuit nominee Adalberto Jordán. Jordán is a consensus nominee supported…
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February 14, 2012 11:05 pm | By Justin
DISCLOSE Act, Take 2
Last week, Congressman Chris Van Hollen introduced the DISCLOSE 2012 Act in an effort to bring transparency and accountability to our political system by requiring corporations to disclose their spending on elections. Sound familiar? That’s because the DISCLOSE Act was originally…