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Read More at Wikipedia ›The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.
"The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a resolution supporting marriage equality, calling the position consistent with the equal protection provision of the U.S. Constitution."The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure political, social and economic equality of all people," Board Chairwoman Roslyn M. Brock said in a statement. "We have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law."Same-sex marriage is legal in six states and the District of Columbia, but 31 states have passed amendments to ban it.The NAACP vote came about two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his support for gay marriage, setting off a flurry of political activity in a number of states. Obama's announcement followed Vice President Joe Biden's declaration...
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Two years after Target Corp. angered gay marriage supporters with a political donation that benefited a gay-marriage opponent seeking the governor's office, the reta...
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By Ralph BenkoJuly 12, 2009, is the 100th anniversary of Congress's passage of the 16th Amendment (the Income Tax) to the U.S. Constitution. It is becoming the focus...
Across the country on Friday, institutions of education -- from the largest universities to the tiniest one-room schoolhouses -- are celebrating Constitution Day and...
Ted Nugent said he was insulted by the cancellation of his planned concert at an Army post over his comments about President Barack Obama.Commanders at the Fort Knox...
Ted Nugent said he was insulted by the cancellation of his planned concert at an Army post over his comments about President Obama.Commanders at the Fort Knox, Ky., ...
Since 2005, thanks to the late Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.V.), all American colleges and universities receiving federal aid (and that's all of them, except for a few s...
We heard it at the 8/28 Restoring Honor Rally at the Lincoln Memorial . We heard it again on Sunday at the 9/12 march at the National Mall and in similar gatherings ...
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday halted an effort to grant "personhood" rights to human embryos, saying the measure is unconstitutional.The state's highest court...
The American political system is still coming to grips with the loss of sovereignty resulting from the START treaty, rammed through the last Congressional lame duck ...
Wouldn't it be quite the scandal if the president of the United States were to pimp out his wife and her sister to use their sexual favors to win the endorsement of ...
Congressman Ron Paul is the only candidate in the Republican field who opposes both federal protection for the unborn and a traditional marriage amendment to the U.S...
Two years after Target Corp. angered gay marriage supporters with a political donation that benefited a fiery gay marriage opponent seeking the governor's office, th...
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