Jackandjillpolitics - jackandjillpolitics.com - #TWIBnation
General Information:
Latest News:
It’s Official: Stop and Frisk Is Unconstitutional 17 Aug 2013 | 04:09 am
Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled Monday that the many detractors of NYPD’s discriminatory Stop and Frisk policy have been right all along: the policy is unconstitutional and needs a major overhaul if it i...
Semper Ignoramus: Iraq War Hero Booed For Supporting Equal Rights 17 Aug 2013 | 02:09 am
While stories of Vietnam War protestors spitting on returning veterans are largely the stuff of urban legend, this actually happened: Anti-gay protestors booed a United States Marine for speaking out ...
Anti-LGBT Violence Escalates in Russia 17 Aug 2013 | 12:49 am
You may remember that Russian President Vladimir Putin recently returned to the spotlight after breaking up his world-famous ventriloquism act featuring dummy/former President Dmitry Medvedev (don’t b...
This ‘Colbert Report’ Segment Will Warm the Cockles of Your Gay Heart 17 Aug 2013 | 12:45 am
Vicco, Kentucky recently became the smallest city in America to pass a city-wide ordinance banning discrimination against residents based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Huzzah! In Stephe...
Marijwhatnow? The Seattle PD Hand Out Righteous Snacks 16 Aug 2013 | 09:53 pm
“They don’t suck, they’re from Seattle.” – Beavis and Butt-Head Oh, Emerald City. Don’t ever change: (Reuters) – Police in Seattle have no plans to issue citations to dope-smoking revelers when the...
An End to Unfair Mandatory Drug Sentencing Is In Sight 16 Aug 2013 | 09:08 pm
On Monday, Eric Holder announced a Department of Justice policy shift on mandatory drug sentencing to further crack down on racial sentencing disparity for drug crimes. You may recall that back in 201...
Why You Shouldn’t Ask People About When They’re Having Kids 16 Aug 2013 | 02:08 am
One of the most common and inappropriate questions that can be asked is “When are you having a baby?” or “When are you having another baby?” or other variations of the initial premise. People spoke ou...
Anthony Stokes Faced a Racial Death Panel and Won 16 Aug 2013 | 01:15 am
This July, 15-year-old Anthony Stokes and his family learned that he had an enlarged heart and would require a heart transplant to survive. The severity of Anthony’s condition should have put him at t...
Crowdsourcing Abortion Restrictions in West Virginia 16 Aug 2013 | 12:05 am
West Virginia’s Republican Attorney General, Patrick Morrissey campaigned hard against government overreach, but is now trying to decide which costly new regulations he should impose on reproductive h...
Lesser Known Attacks on Civil Liberties: CHA Drug Testing Edition 15 Aug 2013 | 11:22 pm
Despite the nearly constant furor over NSA surveillance, I’ve always said that you’re far more likely to have your rights trammeled by state and local authorities than the federal government. And here...
