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Legalize Marijuana Use: State by State First and then Make it the Law of the Land

Society KQµårk 死神 - January 14, 2010 76

California is in the early stages of legalizing marijuana use. New Jersey is probably going to legalize medical marijuana. Thirteen states will then have...

May True Justice Be Done

Society Scheherazade - January 10, 2010 12

Preface I recently wrote an article about the upcoming trial of Scott Roeder. There have been numerous responses to the article, and many have been...

Good News for All Believers in True Equal Rights

Society SueInCa - January 8, 2010 5

I received an email this morning from CREDO's Becky Bond that announced that the trial regarding the constitutionality of Prop 8 will be published...

N.J. Senate Denies Marriage Equality

Society Scheherazade - January 7, 2010 13

NEW JERSEY – The state Senate denied marriage equality to all its citizens. The marriage equality bill failed to pass in a 20-14 decision...

No Satisfaction

Society javaz - January 5, 2010 28

The Conference Board Research Group has released the results of their survey regarding job satisfaction and the results show that 45% of Americans are...

The Infantilization of America

Society kesmarn - January 2, 2010 110

Are Americans in need of parental figures to guide them through the complexities of life?

New Year’s Day Ushers in Marriage Equality

Society Scheherazade - January 1, 2010 22

NEW HAMPSHIRE - At 12:00 a.m. EST many couples shared the joy of greeting 2010 with kisses and clinks of champagne glasses, but some...

Never Forget – The Dark Days Could Come Again

Society SueInCa - December 28, 2009 21

Lately there has been alot of talk in the air of progressives that are not satisfied with the way things are going in this...

A New Year

Society javaz - December 27, 2009 18

Well, it’s that time of year when most of us reflect on the past twelve months, and make resolutions for the next year. If you’re...

Not Even on Christmas…

Society Scheherazade - December 25, 2009 44

This morning my partner's mom came to our room to ask me about something. She told me that my would-be brother-in-law just got an...

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Legalize Marijuana Use: State by State First and then Make it the Law of the Land

May True Justice Be Done

Good News for All Believers in True Equal Rights

N.J. Senate Denies Marriage Equality

No Satisfaction

The Infantilization of America

New Year’s Day Ushers in Marriage Equality

Never Forget – The Dark Days Could Come Again

A New Year

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