In a 66-32 vote that was largely along party lines, Senators confirmed the judicial nomination of the openly gay candidate Marisa Demeo. Socially conservative groups, like the Traditional Values Coalition, urged senators to block Demeo’s confirmation on the grounds that she is openly gay. Apparently being lesbian means that she supports a radical “gay agenda” [...]
Republican lawmakers and conservative activists are at it again in New Jersey. Although the momentum has slowly been growing among democrats to push forward equal marriage legislation, social conservatives have made their way out of the woodworks, pushing for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in the state of New Jersey. Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-Bergen) [...]
Yesterday the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee voted 13-10 for health care reform. The vote was predictably split along party lines, and Republicans voted unanimously against the health care reform package, even though Republicans had offered over 100 amendments to the bill. I’m sure each of the Republican members of the HELP committee [...]
