Daily Show vid: The Parent Company Trap

Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver debate whether Fox News is Evil or Stupid.

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Appeals panel issues stay of same-sex marriages in CA.

The Federal Panel hearing the appeal of the Proposition 8 challenge has agreed to put a hold on all same-sex marriages in the state of CA until the case is heard. While Judge Walker's ruling is unlikely to be overturned, the main question at present is whether the Prop 8 supporters can demonstrate that they have standing to appeal the case: as they do not represent the state of California, they are not the entitry being forced to recognize same-sex marriages. If the panel finds they do have standing, then everyone expects this case to eventually go before the Supreme Court.

In any event, as Prop 8 supporters failed to list even a single rational cause for a ban on same-sex marriage, iBear is keeping his fingers crossed that the judicial system upholds the law.

Judge Walker overturns Prop 8!

So it turns out I picked a horrible time to be out of town and away from the internet: on Thursday, Federal Judge Walker ruled that California's Proposition 8 was unconstitutional, citing that it does not comply with the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Judge Walker wrote in his opinion that a ban on same-sex marriage has no rational basis and would not stand.

Obviously the ruling has been appealed, but this is a major leap forward for equal rights in this country. iBear applauds Judge Walker and looks forward to this ruling being upheld.

iBear's going out of town for a couple of weeks.

A couple of you I'll soon be seeing in person!

The rest of you can deal with it until I get back:P

Argentina approves gay marriage.

Reposting this quote from a friend of a friend: "The US has long prided itself on being a land of liberty and equality, and now we are falling behind nations like Sweden, Iceland, South Africa, and now Argentina. Hopefully this helps serve as a wake up call."

Way to go, Argentina!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/world/americas/16argentina.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1279224015-eYWI2M3PhKr8IZrF8Jsjiw

Arizona's Photo Radar

So it turns out one of the co-sponsors of the controversial Arizona Immigration Law is now on a crusade to end civil rights violations...in the form of highway cameras equipped with radar that snap a photo of your license plate if you're speeding. State Representative Carl Seel says that writing tickets based off of photos from a radar-equipped camera is "grossly unconstitutional." Seriously, Carl!?

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DOMA Section ruled unconstitutional.

In two separate cases, a federal court in Boston has ruled that the 1996 "Defense of Marriage Act" violated the US Constitution.

The first ruling found that the DOMA takes away the states' right to decide whether a couple can be considered married or not. As marriage licenses are obtained from the states themselves, the federal government does not have authority to make that determination on their behalf.

The second ruling found that the DOMA violates the equal protection guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment. The court ruled that marriage benefits were being withheld from citizens based on their sexual orientation.

A great step forward for equal rights! :)