On Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in Annapolis, at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at American University, testified as requested.
At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?"
Raskin replied: "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
The room erupted with applause.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Friday, March 17, 2006
Interesting Personality Test
Well, as is usually the case, my friend Julie posted an online test on her blog and I had to run off and try it.
I actually really enjoyed the test, all 10 pages of it. This is the little color bar of my results:
There are definitely some aspects of this that were right on. It helps to read the Glossary of Traits so you are on the same page as the test when interpreting the graph. It's easy to fall back on preconceived definitions. In particular here is the definition for the Trait Authoritarianism - Your adherence to the social order and how much you favor obedience. This is not the same as an Authoritarianism in the political sense: describes a form of government characterized by strict obedience to the authority of the state, which often maintains and enforces social control through the use of oppressive measures.
You can read the full breakdown here.
And if you're interested, you can take the test yourself here.
I actually really enjoyed the test, all 10 pages of it. This is the little color bar of my results:
There are definitely some aspects of this that were right on. It helps to read the Glossary of Traits so you are on the same page as the test when interpreting the graph. It's easy to fall back on preconceived definitions. In particular here is the definition for the Trait Authoritarianism - Your adherence to the social order and how much you favor obedience. This is not the same as an Authoritarianism in the political sense: describes a form of government characterized by strict obedience to the authority of the state, which often maintains and enforces social control through the use of oppressive measures.
You can read the full breakdown here.
And if you're interested, you can take the test yourself here.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
My friends Waffle House news!
My friend Julie posted Waffle House news on her blog and it reminded me of the one time I had been to a Waffle House. I commented on her blog, and she reminded me I should write about it on MY blog. Hah, someday I'll get the hang of all of this...
So, Julie, myself and a third friend were back in Atlanta many moons ago on a kind of business trip. There isn't much I remember about the trip, besides standing right next to Amy Ray, or seeing Michelle Malone for the first time. But I remember the Waffle House. Julie was the only Waffle House veteran out of the 3 of us and I think even she was caught off guard. The first thing that should have been a clue was when the waitress asked if we wanted separate checks - Oh No we said. Being from California we knew better than to ask for those! So we placed our order and had a rather enjoyable meal - minus the people smoking at their tables which was also alien to us.
When we went up to pay the check things kind of fell apart. It was under $20 for all three of us. We were really impressed. Good enough food, low cost. But things got dicey when the cash register couldn't go past $9.99. They were having a hell of a time ringing up that one big check with three people on it. Who knew we would be throwing them such a curve ball by NOT getting our own checks!
So the article mentions how WH is now taking credit cards...and I have to wonder how that's going to go.
So, Julie, myself and a third friend were back in Atlanta many moons ago on a kind of business trip. There isn't much I remember about the trip, besides standing right next to Amy Ray, or seeing Michelle Malone for the first time. But I remember the Waffle House. Julie was the only Waffle House veteran out of the 3 of us and I think even she was caught off guard. The first thing that should have been a clue was when the waitress asked if we wanted separate checks - Oh No we said. Being from California we knew better than to ask for those! So we placed our order and had a rather enjoyable meal - minus the people smoking at their tables which was also alien to us.
When we went up to pay the check things kind of fell apart. It was under $20 for all three of us. We were really impressed. Good enough food, low cost. But things got dicey when the cash register couldn't go past $9.99. They were having a hell of a time ringing up that one big check with three people on it. Who knew we would be throwing them such a curve ball by NOT getting our own checks!
So the article mentions how WH is now taking credit cards...and I have to wonder how that's going to go.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Bad Dog Wins Westminster
Just a quick note, late, to say that the winner of this years Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was none other than the "breed" banned in cities within 27 states of these United states - Rufus, the Bull Terrier. Go Rufus, you handsome dog you! His owner said there are cities they simply avoid so as not to land in jail. How sad is that when a good dog is banned for what he is, not who he is - sound familiar!? There's a nice story about it at happynews.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Really good article on Breed Bans
I can't possibly even try to paraphrase what the New Yorker said in this article on dog breed bans. This is a long, but VERY accurate and logical article about the flaws of breed ban laws and where the real issues lie.
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