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Weeding out the Defectives
Weeding out the Defectives
From my days as a graduate student, I have had a keen interest in our nation's tragic embrace of eugenic ideals in the early 20th century. It's a shameful chapter in our history; in the 1930's, German Nazis gave awards to American academics for helping them hone...
Big Money Aimed at PA Legislative Races
Big Money Aimed at PA Legislative Races
Clear evidence that all eyes are not on Washington in the critical 2010 elections; the Huffington Post reports that the national Democratic Party will pump $20 million into state legislative races in targeted states, including Pennsylvania. At issue: who draws the...
How Senators Hide the Truth
How Senators Hide the Truth
As we fully expected, some Senators who today voted to table SB 707, the Marriage Protection Amendment, are now telling constituents "there was no vote on SB 707" or "I didn't vote against it." Contrary to the purpose of the motion to table, in the case of SB 707...
SB 707 and The Politics of Personal Destruction
SB 707 and The Politics of Personal Destruction
The "tolerant" folks who support "same-sex marriage" seem more than willing to publicly threaten legislators who won't vote their way. This week, a blogger at the PA Progressive website posted the following, referring to SB 707, the Pennsylvania Marriage Protection...
8 Senators Tell PA: “No, You May Not Vote”
8 Senators Tell PA: “No, You May Not Vote”
The latest polling in Pennsylvania indicates a vast majority of citizens believe they should have the opportunity to vote on a marriage protection amendment. Today, eight State Senators voted to deny us that opportunity. Here are the Senators who voted to deny you...
Let The People Vote!
Let The People Vote!
Reporter John Micek of the Allentown Morning Call writes a blog, and in the latest installment he writes about SB 707, the Marriage Amendment, and says this: "More astute readers are aware that this insane prohibition is already enshrined in state law, rendering an...
Volleyball and the PA Marriage Amendment
Volleyball and the PA Marriage Amendment
Today as I listened to the State Senate pay tribute to the Penn State women's volleyball team (certainly deserving of tribute, given their amazing record), I was reminded of the consistent refrain from opponents to a Pennsylvania Marriage Protection Amendment --...
Abortion, the Tea Party leaders, and the Future
Abortion, the Tea Party leaders, and the Future
I saw this post from John Piper this morning on the Desiring God blog. As usual, he distills the issue to its basic elements very quickly. Tea Party Prevarication March 14, 2010 | By: John Piper | Category: Commentary According to the New York Times “The Tea Party...
Important message from Michael Geer – taking action on marriage
Important message from Michael Geer – taking action on marriage
There is an important vote on Tuesday, March 16 on Senate Bill 707, the Marriage Protection Amendment. Michael Geer, president of Pennsylvania Family Institute, talks to Greg Barton from WDAC Lancaster about this vote and how you can take action to protect marriage...