Ryan Reilly catches us up on the latest goings on over at the run-amok U.S. Civil Rights Commission, which is hearing surprise testimony today from the former head of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, even though DOJ has told him not to testify.
Jon Stewart does an epic video comparison of yesterday’s roll out of the Contract With America 2.0 with all the previous versions of the same plan. Must Watch.
You know what’s worse than watching House and Senate Democrats botch the tax cut vote? All the emails from folks throwing their hands up in the air and heading for the exits, swearing off voting Democratic or ever again donating money. Read More
A reminder that today the Texas Board of Education, which is stacked with far right social conservatives, is voting on a resolution to warn textbook publishers not to include “gross pro-Islamic, anti-Christian distortions” in their books.
The Tea Party candidate/heroes who’ve made a bundle off evil Stimulus and Federal spending.
Adding to the political awkwardness of the Obama Administration’s stance on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the Justice Department has filed its opposition to a possible court injunction halting enforcement of DADT. The injunction is under consideration by the federal judge in California who last month declared DADT unconstitutional.
Axelrod tells TPM: GOP at fault for decision not to hold tax cut vote.
In our investigation into the growth of Sharia Law in the USA we came across some surprising findings. Numerous American cities now have one or more Muslim ‘religious courts’ in operation where believers go to adjudicate family law disputes, real estate transactions and various other matters according to Sharia Law by binding arbitration. These religious court verdicts can then be enforced by civilian American courts. Various states have also passed laws to codify Muslim dietary laws, though a few of these laws have been struck down. And numerous national corporations now process foods to suit Muslim dietary standards. Finally, one jurisdiction in New York has been settled entirely by devout Muslims; no candidates run for office except those approved by the local imam; road signs in the town are all printed in both English and Arabic; and various local practices have been brought into line with Sharia. Read More
It looks like there was a big plan in the works by the tea party and the GOP to purge voters from the rolls in Wisconsin. The state GOP now says the plan has been shelved. Ryan Reilly takes a look at the details of the plan.