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Jun. 27th, 2013 14:06Wednesday June 26, 2013 Learned from National Public Radio that the Defense Of Marriage Act had been partly invalidated. Same-sex married couples in states which recognize their marriages can now get various Federal benefits.
In 1996, some liberals in Congress voted for DOMA. And a liberal President signed it into law.
There are science fiction stories in which immortal politicians rule the world. (Or the United States, the rest of the world being unimportant.) I find this implausible; it's hard enough for politicians to keep up with twenty years of social change. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with less than a year of social change.
If Alexander the Great had been immortal, how long could he have held onto power?
***My knees loosened up. I don't know what I've done right.
***Produce distribution at Waite House, preceded by a presentation on legal remedies for housing discrimination. Including -"If the apartment is for rent when you call, but when you arrive the landlord doesn't like the color of your skin..."-
I remembered reading that some time ago a linguist (Raven McDonald?) found out he was more likely to be told a place was available if he showed up in person rather than calling. He was a white man with a Southern accent, and the landlords assumed anyone with such an accent was Black.
In 1996, some liberals in Congress voted for DOMA. And a liberal President signed it into law.
There are science fiction stories in which immortal politicians rule the world. (Or the United States, the rest of the world being unimportant.) I find this implausible; it's hard enough for politicians to keep up with twenty years of social change. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with less than a year of social change.
If Alexander the Great had been immortal, how long could he have held onto power?
***My knees loosened up. I don't know what I've done right.
***Produce distribution at Waite House, preceded by a presentation on legal remedies for housing discrimination. Including -"If the apartment is for rent when you call, but when you arrive the landlord doesn't like the color of your skin..."-
I remembered reading that some time ago a linguist (Raven McDonald?) found out he was more likely to be told a place was available if he showed up in person rather than calling. He was a white man with a Southern accent, and the landlords assumed anyone with such an accent was Black.