SB192, the Nevada Preservation of Religious Freedom Act (NPRFA), is currently being considered by the Judiciary committee. NPRFA is a “statified” version of the federal RFRA (Religion Freedom Restoration Act), which was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1997 because it overstepped Congress’ power
— by Stephen D. Foster Jr., 2013/03/08 at AddictingInfo.org Kansas Republicans are once again resuming their war against a woman’s right to choose and this time they are targeting abortion clinic employees in a very personal way. A Kansas House committee passed
The unethical dishonesty by the GOP leadership never ceases to amaze me. Here’s a post from ThinkProgress today exposing yet another piece of flagrant dishonesty being committed by Texas’ senior senator, and the GOP’s Senate Minority Whip. Personally, I find Sen. Cornyn’s
By Zack Ford at ThinkProgress on Mar 11, 2013 at 9:15 am Mark Regnerus has admitted his “family structures” study didn’t actually measure gay parenting, comparing the children of separated parents who had same-sex relationships with those of married opposite-sex parents. An
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Heinous schemes to limit the right to vote keep appearing in state legislatures. By Ron Carver Just before his death this past Thanksgiving, my friend Lawrence Guyot whispered one last assignment: We must “internationalize” the struggle over the right to vote. Decades
— by Kimberley Johnson The three of you are the big MSNBC liberal spokespeople. You have powerful positions. You are admired and influential. Ever since the Republican Party started going medieval on women’s rights, I have seen it covered in the media
— by Zack Ford on Feb 22, 2013 at 9:05 am In early 2012, lawmakers in New Jersey successfully passed marriage equality bill, but Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed it, claiming same-sex marriage was not an issue of “gay rights.” The legislature
— By Aviva Shen on Feb 22, 2013 at 2:37 pm The Violence Against Women Act expired at the end of 2012 after House Republicans refused to accept the Senate bill’s protections for LGBT, Native American, and undocumented victims. Though the Senate
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) voted in support of S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). Heller is one of seven republicans to cosponsor this legislation, which provides vital services for victims and their dependents, and
