INSURANCE At 5:52PM on Thursday July 29th, ARICA was delivered to Governor Patrick's Office for signature. (That's 54 hours and 8 minutes before the end of the legislative session - for those of you who were counting!) We have so much to … [Read more...]
Race To The Top’s Problem With Civil Rights Ideals
The full 17-page Google Doc from the civil rights groups is here. Read it and you'll see that it is more than just criticism of RTTT, it offers good ideas that are fairer to all the children of America, not just in the states that … [Read more...]
On A Pair Of Victories, Part Two, Or, DOMA Ruled Unconstitutionally Irrational
In the companion case, Massachusetts v HHS, the Plaintiff was the State of Massachusetts, who alleged, convincingly, that the DOMA definition of "spouse" was forcing the State to illegally discriminate against its own citizens. Today's … [Read more...]
Coakley’s DOMA challenge arguments today
Today is the day that the MA AG arguments on the constitutionality of DOMA get heard in Boston Federal Court. The Commonwealth contends that DOMA, which defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman, violates the United States … [Read more...]
Time Running Out for Transgender Rights Bill – Please Act Now
As many of you may know, despite wide support, the Transgender Rights bill is stuck in Committee and time is running out to move it forward before the May 7 deadline. The following alert went out to members of the Young Democrats of … [Read more...]
Equality is nothing to fear.
The bill would add Massachusetts to 13 other states that already protect the rights of transgender people by including gender identity and expression in the state's non-discrimination statutes. Recent polls show that 76 percent of … [Read more...]
Bibbidi Flippiti Flop!
Now, I'm not under the impression that this bill is all that damned draconian. At best (or worst, if you're afraid of equal rights for people you don't understand), it makes it clear you can't discriminate against someone who identifies, … [Read more...]
Obama’s Weak Rights Brew
Moreover, if the Prez was committed to civil rights, he would have called for states to pass same-sex marriage legislation. He would have pushed to overturn Pres. Bill Clinton's disgrace, the Defense of Marriage Act. Certainly, Obama … [Read more...]
Senator Kennedy’s Civil Rights Legacy
Kennedy's very first speech in the Senate in April 1964 proved an excellent preview for the rest of his political life. Speaking about the civil rights bill, and referencing his brother's death, he said: "No memorial oration or eulogy could … [Read more...]
I don’t get our governor
It's not about civil rights. He's all over that map. It's not about the rule of law or court settlements. It's not about getting people out of large institutions, since the child and adolescent funding is designed to keep them at home as … [Read more...]
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