Category: Domestic Affairs,

TX VOTER PHOTO ID LAW discriminates against women

On By peanutgallerynhIn Chick Stuff,, Domestic Affairs,Leave a comment

Voter ID laws have a disproportionately negative effect on women. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, one third of all women have citizenship documents that do not identically match their current names primarily because of name changes at marriage.  Roughly 90 percent of women who marry adopt their husband’s last name.  That means that roughly 90 percent of married female voters have a different name on their ID than the one on their birth certificate.  An estimated 34 percent of women could be turned away from the polls unless they have precisely the right documents.


VOTER PHOTO ID LAW – LWV of Irving

Bigots

7 memorable Democratic debate moments – CNNPolitics.com

On By peanutgallerynhIn Domestic Affairs,, Race,Leave a comment

The candidates have been preparing for weeks for the first Democratic debate — and they delivered.

7 memorable Democratic debate moments – CNNPolitics.com

On the subject of #5…

Bernie’s response to the question about whether #BlackLivesMatter or #AllLivesMatter was well answered and an important contrast. It is also a contrast to the G.O.P. but the most important contrast his answer struck was the one between that answer and his previous comments in regard to that particular questions. Let’s not rewrite history, folks.

.

Column: Democrats win debate; Wasserman Schultz loses

On By peanutgallerynhIn Domestic Affairs,Leave a comment

The contrast between solution-oriented Democrats and angry Republicans couldn’t be more stark. Hillary, Bernie & Marty need more stage time.

Column: Democrats win debate; Wasserman Schultz loses

Or Wasserman Schultz was proved right in herself to be correct by the positive reception to the debate. You know, either way.

(BTW fucktard, opinions are not facts.)

Is This New Bill Trying To Stop Tennessee Schools From Teaching About Islam? – MTV

On By peanutgallerynhIn Education,, Religion,Leave a comment

MTV News spoke to Robert McCaw, Department Manager of Government Affairs at CAIR, about a controversial new bill proposed in Tennessee that some say is Islamophobic.

Is This New Bill Trying To Stop Tennessee Schools From Teaching About Islam? – MTV

Hmmmm…..

We should ban religious indoctrination in all public schools. No, seriously. We should. No more teaching from a religious bias! Teach the reality and science of climate change instead! Factual information on reproductive health and sex for young people. No more diverting women away from STEM classes because it won’t fit their “future role.” Textbooks and lessons that are 100% honest about our country’s treatment of native peoples and African-Americans before and after slavery. Equal access to information for all!

Taking religion out of it sounds pretty good. I’m guessing that that is not what the good rep has in mind though.

Rahm Emanuel Blames Chicago Crime Increase On Backlash Against Police Brutality

On By peanutgallerynhIn American Injustice System,, Domestic Affairs,Leave a comment

“We have allowed our police department to get fetal and it is having a direct consequence.”

Rahm Emanuel Blames Chicago Crime Increase On Backlash Against Police Brutality

Emanuel, you are an insult to the citizens who elected you. You are slap in the face of any forward thinking person and an infected sore on the Democratic Party. May you go out like a Kardashian husband, you fucking backwards embarrassment.

Bernie Sanders’s big black voter problem – The Washington Post

On By peanutgallerynhIn Domestic Affairs,, Money, Class, and Poverty,, Race,Leave a comment

But here’s the thing: Sanders has stuck to his script about economic inequality and wealth hoarding in a campaign waged in the wake of a series of rather high-profile deaths of young, unarmed black men. So, for most black voters, the limited value of economic and even history-making political gains in the person of President Obama has never been more clear. Unless some kind of national attention is paid to what is currently a more pressing and existential issue for many African Americans, other gains seem tenuous at best. One cannot vote or grow a bank account if one is dead.

Bernie Sanders’s big black voter problem – The Washington Post

hmmmm