Extra Opinionated

Congresswoman remembers day of horror: A look back at the Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s Jonestown massacre ordeal, with some interesting information about her life and career I hadn’t known.

Whack Job Palin’s Diva Exit From America

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:50:12 -0800

Whack Job Palin’s Diva Exit From America: What was McCain thinking?

Sturgeon's Law

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:32:34 -0800

Sturgeon's Law: “Ninety percent of everything is crap,” and other thoughts about programming.

7 of 10 Black Voters Voted for Prop 8

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:13:53 -0800

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/05/state/n111547S31.DTL

Highlights: Newsweek's Special Election Project

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:33:00 -0800

Highlights: Newsweek's Special Election Project: The truth about Sarah Palin’s spending spree, her loose cannon attitude, and other behind the scenes details. Bottom line, she’s an idiot who sank the McCain campaign.

Red Sex, Blue Sex

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:54:41 -0800

Red Sex, Blue Sex: Why do so many evangelical teen-agers become pregnant? Examining the facts and fantasies about sex and marriage for evangelicals.

Group Files Lawsuit Regarding Prop. 8 Victory

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:51:32 -0800

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As the vote counting continued this morning, opponents of Prop. 8 filed a lawsuit directly with the state Supreme Court - whose May 15 ruling legalized same-sex marriage - asking the justices to overturn the measure.

The suit argued that Prop. 8 would change the California Constitution in such fundamental ways - taking important rights away from a minority group - that it amounted to a constitutional revision, which requires approval by the Legislature before being submitted to the voters. The case was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Lamda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

The same groups asked the court before the election to remove Prop. 8 from the ballot on those grounds. The justices refused, but left the door open for a post-election challenge.

“A major purpose of the Constitution is to protect minorities from majorities,” said Elizabeth Gill, an ACLU lawyer. “Because changing that principle is a fundamental change to the organizing principles of the Constitution itself, only the Legislature can initiative such revisions.”

— from The San Francisco Chronicle

Full article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/05/BA3B13UM63.DTL

The Thin Green Line: Poultry And People

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:30:55 -0800

The Thin Green Line: Poultry And People: Prop. 2, protecting the rights of animals passes, but Prop. 8, eliminating the rights of some people, also passes…