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:Eric Ethington (Author) | November 17, 2012
Former Utah Governor, and the head of Mitt Romney’s transition team, Mike Leavitt is encouraging states to comply with Obamacare and setup insurance exchanges, rather than leaving things to the Feds. Last week, the Salt Lake Tribune reported that members of the Utah Legislature had sent a letter to Governor Gary Herbert, demanding that Utah [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 5, 2012
Salt Lake City – In a crazy twist Monday, Republicans in the Utah House of Representatives continued pushing their argument that creating a specialty license plate honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. will lead to abortions. Good luck following this twisting and turning folks. Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D – Salt Lake City) brought forth a reasonable [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 4, 2011
New Hampshire – Craig Stowell is a former Marine, Iraq Vet, Conservative and he’s straight. He also has a gay brother that he loves, supports and wants to see get married someday. Read the amazing letter he just wrote to New Hampshire legislators and is being run in the local paper, Union Leader, below. Dear [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 23, 2011
Attorney General Eric Holder just sent a letter to House Speaker Boehner explaining in further detail why he and President Obama have made the decision to stop defending the Defense Of Marriage Act in court. Very interesting, read it below. Via CNN: The Honorable John A. Boehner Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 26, 2011
California – Anti Prop 8 attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies have sent a letter to the California Supreme Court asking them not to make any decision on standing, but to send the matter back to the 9th Disctrict Federal Court. See it below. Early this month, the 9th District Federal Court sent the issue of [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 18, 2011
In a 1997 letter obtained by the AP, Pope John Paul II instructed all Irish Bishops not to report pedophile priests to the authorities. Obviously this is a huge hole in the Vatican’s constant claim that they always encourage bishops to report abuse and assist authorities. Wow.. Via JoeMyGod: The letter, obtained by Irish broadcasters [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 17, 2010
San Francisco, CA – Back in late October, we posted about Amber Yust, a transgender woman who’s personal information was stolen by a DMV employee who sent her a threatening letter and dvd, saying she was an abomination and should be killed. That employee has now resigned. Thanks to your letters and support from around [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 23, 2010
Senator John McShame McCain wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in September demanding that the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell study be redone, asking soldiers whether or not DAD T should be repealed, rather than how they feel about the repeal itself. Read the letter below! Wonk Room has gotten a hold of [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 29, 2010
San Francisco, CA – Last week, Amber Yust went to the DMV to get her name changed. Everything went smoothly, but then she received a personal letter at home from the DMV employee telling her that she was an abomination and the “all gay people should be put to death.” Come on San Francisco, really? [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 24, 2010
Congressman Jared Polis (D) of Colorado has sent a letter to President Obama, signed by 68 other members of Congress, demanding that he direct the Department of Justice to abandon all defense of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Read the letter here! Yesterday, Obama and the DOJ filed an appeal of Judge Phillip’s ruling saying that [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.