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Category Archives: Commentary
“Scare tactics,” a brief history of (Vol I)
A letter to the Attorney General of Michigan, following passage of Proposal 2 (Michigan’s version of the anti-gay Marshall/Newman amendment): Citizens for the Protection of Marriage have lied to the people of Michigan. Time and again, they swore that Proposal … Continue reading
More Town Hall fun
The Fairfax Times now has a report on the NoVA Town Hall with Attorney General McDonnell, in addition to one in the Observer. Neither report includes any part of the Q&A session about the Marshall/Newman amendment. Both reporters simply echo … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Bill of Rights, Bob McDonnell, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Media, Pants on Fire
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Virginia vs. Vermont
A biting Washington Post editorial today gives us a watered down preview of the future envisioned by the backers of the Marshall/Newman amendment: A Virginia that elevates anti-gay animus to a constitutional principle, above federal law and above simple human … Continue reading
Silence == consent
Update: This is Sophrosyne’s description of this post at the Virginia Blog Carnival: “David over at Equality Loudoun has a post discussing the civility of the Virginia Marriage Amendment debate in relation to a purported lack of condemnation of a … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Commentary
Tagged Animus, Bob McDonnell, Hate crimes, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Moral confusion, The Cypress Project
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What I learned about common law marriage from Bob McDonnell
I thought that I had a fairly good grasp of the implications of the Marshall-Newman amendment (at least for a layperson who reads law journals for fun), but hearing Attorney General Bob McDonnell explain why he thinks I shouldn’t be … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Reports
Tagged Bob McDonnell, Law, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment
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Have you seen one?
A new organization, The Virginia Way, has entered the Virginia political discourse. They describe their mission as a campaign to return to political moderation and civility, characterized by intelligent debate, not appeals to base emotion, and they identify the issue … Continue reading
Excuse us, AGI? Your slip is showing.
Those working to pass the Marshall/Newman so-called “marriage amendment” need very much for the general public to believe two things about their campaign: One, that its underlying arguments are secular, and two, that their motivation is not anti-gay animus and … Continue reading →