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Interrogatories

When you shake hands with someone, do you do the firm grip or just a weak clasp?

Do you use the phone while using the bathroom? Does it bother you when other people in public bathrooms do?

For that matter, do you feel comfortable having very private conversations in public on your phone? Do you enjoy listening to the very private conversations of strangers in public? Have you noticed that people talk louder on their phones than they do in in-person conversations?

The Twitter Emitter

I'd LOVE to see the list of prolife politicians who have facilitated secret abortions for their daughters & mistresses. #standwithwendy

— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) June 26, 2013

NO I JUST HAVE SOMETHING IN MY EYE. #doma

— Stephanie (@StephanieWDC) June 26, 2013

Showing House Republican commitment to efficient use of funds, DOMA found unconstitutional after they spent millions defending it

— David Dayen (@ddayen) June 26, 2013

BREAKING: Supreme Court rules that gays can marry as long as blacks can't vote #DOMA #VRA

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 26, 2013

Karl Rove says DOMA might be safe – he's on the phone with the GOP chair in Hamilton County

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) June 26, 2013

Area Staffer Begins Drafting DODOMA

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) June 26, 2013

Ok, yeah–Scalia believes the SCOTUS couldn't strike down DOMA because it was democratically passed legislation, but can do so to the VRA?

— Ilissa Gold (@Goldni) June 26, 2013

So, if I understand everything coming out of SCOTUS, two black men can get married, but they might have trouble voting. #DOMA

— David Lubar (@davidlubar) June 26, 2013

Justice Scalia: the DOMA decision "demeans this institution." The world: "No, that would be you."

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) June 26, 2013

Prop 8 ruling means that California must recognize gay marriage and my spell check must recognize "Justiciability"

— Motion To Strike (@MotionToStrike) June 26, 2013

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled against it, House Republicans now need to pass DOMA 37 more times, right?

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 26, 2013

Yesterday I voted to overturn a legislative body. Today I said it was offensive for a court to do so. The difference is fuck you.

— Antonin Scalia (@SCOTUS_Scalia) June 26, 2013

  Make sure you let your peeps know where to find you!  

This >>>>>

Obama administration will no longer defend DOMA

and this >>>>>>

Obama Chooses Sotomayor for Supreme Court Nominee

and this >>>>>>

President Obama Nominates Elena Kagan for Supreme Court

has led to this >>>>>

Supreme Court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act.

By: inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/

What country cut government spending the most in 2011?

Most people would generally agree that the answer is Greece. Smack in the middle of a debt crisis, Greece’s government has been forced to take an axe to government spending. Month after month has been marked by budget cut after budget cut.

The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank which publishes a ranking of economic freedom according to each country. These rankings are based on conservative economic values, such as low government spending. According to the Heritage Foundation, the less your government spends, the more economically free your country is.

So, after three years of cutting government spending to the bone, how’s Greece doing on the Heritage Foundation’s ranking of economic freedom?

The answer below the fold.

UPDATE:

– DOMA struck down as unconstitutional

– Prop 8 petitioners have no standing and the District Court ruling stands. California can resume marrying same-sex couples.

Today the final decisions on the merit cases argued in the October 2012 term will be announced starting at 10am Eastern.

SCOTUS Blog for liveblog starting at 9:00am Eastern.  

Pending cases include:

– Hollingsworth v. Perry 12-144, heard 03/26/2013 (Prop 8)

– United States v. Windsor 12-307, heard 03/27/2013 (DOMA)

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Interrogatories

It’s National Forgiveness Day. Is there anyone you still need to forgive?

It’s National Chocolate Pudding Day. What is better, chocolate pudding or chocolate souffle?

Are you fond of amusement park rides? If so, what is your favorite?

What electronic device are you reading this on? Desktop, laptop, tablet, phone?

The Twitter Emitter

If any reporter talks about "bygone era," please explain when did the era end and how? Shameless ignorance on display. #votingrights

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) June 25, 2013

Wait till Clarence Thomas finds out he has to pay a poll tax and take a test prior to voting on any future cases.

— TBogg (@tbogg) June 25, 2013

Judge not, lest ye be as shitty at it as the Supreme Court.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) June 25, 2013

"Thank you, SCOTUS!" – Paula Deen, probably

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) June 25, 2013

Supreme Court Votes to Remove Suspension Cables From Brooklyn Bridge, Says "Physics Has Changed"

— Teju Cole (@tejucole) June 25, 2013

Supreme Court declares #VRA a constitutional threat to getting more Republicans elected.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) June 25, 2013

Congrats to the United States for finally defeating racism! #SCOTUS

— Jack Kimble (@RepJackKimble) June 25, 2013

Voting doesn't matter, that's why states are working so hard to restrict who can do it.

— Grace (@graceishuman) June 25, 2013

Worth noting that since this filibuster is in its final trimester, it would be illegal under Texas law to abort it at this time.

— Burton DeWitt (@bsd987) June 26, 2013

Good morning, Moosekind. Don’t forget to let your peeps know where to find you.

The common Moose, Alces alces, unlike other members of the deer family, is a solitary animal that doesn’t form herds. Not so its rarer but nearest relative, Alces purplius, the Motley Moose. Though sometimes solitary, the Motley Moose herds in ever shifting groups at the local watering hole to exchange news and just pass the time.

I’d like to think I’m not alone in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to effectively gut of the Voting Rights Acts that at this point there is a need to express anger and rage before having the ability to constructively go forward.  There were a stream of images that came to me with captions that I found highly therapeutic in putting together.  I wanted to share them and provide a place for anyone in the community to allow their righteous anger to just vent without judgement.

Those words (or some slight variation on them) are found in many constitutional amendments to formally enable the Congress to enact legislation to give those amendments meaning.  Among those amendments that possess these words are the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth and Twenty-Sixth, which form the basis of the constitutional guarantee of the right to vote.  It seems that Chief Justice Roberts and the four other justices that joined him in today’s tragic opinion ignored those very basic words.  Perhaps they need a basic refresher in the words of the Constitution.  I’ll start with the Fourteenth Amendment below the fold.