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The DOMA Invalidation

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On July 9, 2010
Obviously, in the short term ruling the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional is an improvement in public policy.  Unfortunately, one of the arguments used in the rulings was a 10th Amendment argument that is both specious and dangerous, and I think it's unlikely that the...

Obama to ask Congress to repeal DADT

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On January 27, 2010
CNN is reporting that Obama will ask Congress to repeal the Don't Ask Don't Tell legislation. Of course "asking" could mean everything from making this a legislative priority to engaging in a largely empty symbolic gesture. Given that Obama almost certainly has the authority to...

Give ‘Em Enough Rope

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On December 22, 2009

This largely fawning Times Magazine profile of Robert George nonetheless manages to be quite damning. George's purportedly major intellectual contribution, Fitzpatrick explains, is to apply tautology and bare assertion natural.

QOTD

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On December 3, 2009

Edroso, on one of the most prominent bigots on the "Democratic" side of the aisle in Albany:I will say that Hiram Monserrate surprised me, in that I don't see how.

Keep Waitin’

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On December 2, 2009
I must remind everyone once again that Peter Beinart, like so may centrist contrarians, was wrong about many things other than the Iraq War. You may remember his claim that the New York courts refusing to end the state's marriage discrimination was the best thing...

Frankfurterism

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On November 12, 2009

I have an article up on TAP noting that the referendum overturning same-sex marriage rights should once and for all make clear that "the idea that changes in support of.

Some of My Best Friends…

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On November 10, 2009
Ye Gods, Diaz is a tool. However, I still have to agree with Peter Beinart that the failure of New York courts to act in defense of the equality and dignity of the state's gay and lesbian citizens was the best thing to ever happen...

In case you were wondering, still a myth. And, of course, public opinion on abortion on abortion has been remarkably stable since the early 70s, litigation-driven successes haven't made abortion.

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