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Three questions at NoVA Town Hall
The NoVA Town Hall meeting featuring Attorney General Bob McDonnell drew over 100 attendees last night, an impressive feat in August by any standard. The AG spoke on two allegedly “hot” controversial topics, the Marshall-Newman amendment and immigration policy. I … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Reports
Tagged Bill of Rights, Bob McDonnell, Constitution, First Amendment, Law, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Unintended consequences
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There it is
Think of this what you will, but this is what defense lawyers do for a living, and this is the way our criminal justice system works. No, it can’t be substantiated whether this individual is, in fact, a criminal defense … Continue reading
Sad news: A hate crime in Loudoun
I had hoped that I would not have to post an announcement like this. I had hoped that the campaign against our community in Virginia would not descend into the kind of ugliness we saw in Oregon 14 years ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, News
Tagged Animus, Hate crimes, Legislation, Marshall-Newman Amendment, The Cypress Project
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New Polling results on Marshall-Newman Amendment
Breaking news from the Commonwealth Coalition… This does not mean defeating the amendment will be a cakewalk, folks. What it does mean is that if we educate the voters and get them to read the whole thing, we can win. … Continue reading
Please, don’t stereotype
Almost everyone I’ve talked to who has worked on a campaign to defeat an anti-gay ballot initiative, or to pass a positive one, has remarked on how their own stereotypes have been challenged in the process. Sometimes the last people … Continue reading
The abstract model of gender bipolarity
A version of this article is cross-posted at Bacon’s Rebellion. Virginia bloggers who are fighting to amend our Bill of Rights to make marriage the exclusive path to creating legal rights within families have recently generated some excellent discussion of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Gender, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Reality-based world
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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 →