On Friday, the US House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on DOMA and the administration’s decision to not defend the law. Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), who chairs the subcommittee, called three witnesses to discuss the largely unprecedented move by the White House: Maggie Gallagher, chairman of the National Organization for Marriage; Rutgers law professor Carlos Ball; and Ed Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Whelan testified that Obama’s decision was part of a “broader sabotage of DOMA” that put favoring a powerful political constituency over its legal duty. (CitizenLink)
Is Sex on the Calendar at Your Child’s School?
It’s that time of year again, when parents of school-aged kids everywhere are inundated with stacks of back-to-school paperwork in the form of handbooks, lunch menus, and of course, the school calendar. Did you know that, beyond the official school calendar approved by your school committee, there may be another
