tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19749184.post1273738118051766437..comments2023-05-19T10:41:43.551-05:00Comments on ginosko: Why I should stop watching the newsDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850745429509147652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19749184.post-52406842583698267722013-06-30T21:20:40.220-05:002013-06-30T21:20:40.220-05:00If Robert Byrd can remain a Senator for decades af...If Robert Byrd can remain a Senator for decades after recruiting more than 100 people into a KKK chapter, how is it possible that Mrs. Deen can have her career ruined over things she said in private conversation decades ago? I'm so sad for her - we've all said and done things we aren't proud of in our lives, and this hardly seems to rise to the level of career-ending.<br /><br />I wasn't surprised by the DOMA decision - it's actually a "win" for states-right supporters, since what the justices said boils down to affirming the right of each state to make this decision for themselves without fear that the feds will override them. It was recognition of state sovereignty, which I support, even though I don't personally care for the consequence of that decision in this instance. I have a much harder time with the Prop 8 decision, which affirmed the State of California's "right" to override a successful referendum just because they didn't like the outcome. The government is accountable to the people, not the other way around, and this decision essentially says that voters have no standing to challenge their government when it oversteps its authority. That is far more troubling to me.<br />Francesca Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920874381365947474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19749184.post-7764372027755057152013-06-27T15:11:12.647-05:002013-06-27T15:11:12.647-05:00Totally with ya, girlfriend. And just now I got o...Totally with ya, girlfriend. And just now I got on Facebook (which I dislike, but stay on for the kids) to catch up on the neighborhood groups around here and they always make me so angry. It's like I live around a buncha rednecks. Don't get me started. Such talk.<br /><br />Anyway, the news is getting my goat just now and need to decompress before I turn off this laptop. Infuriating!!!melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239376501783744106noreply@blogger.com