“Governor” Mike Pence (R-IN) in an interview on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
Eight times he refused to say if he opposed discrimination against gays and Lesbians.
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YOU Can Help Block the Attack on Abortion Rights in the Trump Tax Scam
Credo Action writes:
Republicans attack abortion rights whenever and wherever they can. Right now, it is through the Trump Tax Scam.
It is not enough that the bills moving through Congress would make deep cuts to the social safety net and raise taxes on middle- and lower-income families – all while giving Trump and his wealthy friends trillions in handouts. They would also strike an intentional blow to abortion rights by enshrining the language “unborn child” into the federal tax code. [2]
Senate Democrats must push back on this attack on women with everything they’ve got. They should be calling out Republicans’ attempt to inject anti-abortion politics into the tax code and pledging to block any tax bill that contains the unborn child provision. If we speak out now, we can make sure this issue does not get lost among all the other horrible things in the tax scam. Can you add your name today?
The article closes with a challenge:
Senate Democrats, along with any Republican with a conscience who cares more about women than party politics, must shut this latest attempt down. Help make sure they know we are expecting them to stand strong for women’s rights and block right-wing Republican extremists’ sneak attack on abortion.
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- Credo Action, November 18, 2017 – Tell the Senate: Block the attack on abortion rights in the Trump tax scam
- Emily Peck, “Senate Republicans Shoehorn Anti-Abortion Measure Into Tax Bill,” HuffPost, Nov. 14, 2017
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Glad.org – Melba Abreu & Beatrice Hernandez
Melba Abreu & Beatrice Hernandez (glad.org) Beatrice’s parents left Cuba for the United States before she was born, leaving behind everything to ensure a future of freedom and opportunity for their children. Melba left Cuba in 1979, in search of freedom and prosperity for herself and her future family.
Fairness, equality, and family are at the heart of their American dream—a dream shaped by their experiences as Cuban-Americans. The opportunity to always be able to provide for one another is central to that dream; yet as citizens they do not understand why the federal government discriminates against their marriage. [1]
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Doing nothing is unacceptable
Less than a month ago, we watched the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in Las Vegas—one of more than 360 mass shootings in 2017 alone.Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough. Now is the time to act. Say you’ll join the team that’s working for common-sense gun policies.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) says:
Three weeks ago, we watched the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history unfold in Las Vegas.
We know what comes next — day after day of watching the gun lobby and their friends in Congress follow their empty, tired playbook:
Thoughts and prayers. “Now is not the time.” And then … nothing.
It’s what they told us after Orlando, and Virginia Tech, and San Bernardino, and Aurora, and after each of the 364 mass shootings in 2017 alone.
It’s what they told parents in Newtown.
And if this cruel, horrible pattern has made you cynical, I don’t blame you. It’s easy to watch it play out, time after time, and think that we can’t change things.
Big social change takes time and effort, and we’re already making real progress.
We’ve passed referendums on state ballots to tighten gun laws. We’ve elected members of Congress who care deeply about the issue. And an overwhelming majority of Americans support common-sense legislation — things like universal background checks and limiting access to assault weapons.
90 percent of Americans are behind us. Our democracy doesn’t allow for elected officials to be so far out of step with the views and values of their constituents for very long.
But it’s up to us to make sure: We need to talk to our families, friends, and neighbors. To attend rallies and make noise, online and offline. To make a small difference in the local and national conversation, every single day.
So don’t give up. Let’s work harder. [2]
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It began with a simple question.
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In December 2013, as Shawn Aiken and his wife arrived at their church in Tempe, Arizona, Joe Connolly, a fellow church member, asked Shawn whether he knew any lawyers who might be interested in challenging Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage. Shawn discussed the case with his family and decided that he did know a firm that would represent Joe and his husband, Terry Pochert: his own.
On January 6, 2014, less than a month later, his law firm, Aiken Schenk Hawkins & Ricciardi P.C., filed a lawsuit on behalf of Joe, Terry and other Arizona couples, asking to strike all Arizona laws prohibiting same-sex marriage. On October 17, 2014, the Hon. John W. Sedwick ruled that Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and that Arizona must recognize all marriages entered into in other states. In just ten months, Aiken Schenk had delivered on its promise. As a result, all Arizonans now have the freedom to marry the person they love.
Aiken Schenk acknowledges the decades of hard work done by the LGBT community – especially Lambda Legal, HRC Arizona, Why Marriage Matters, the ACLU and countless others – that laid the groundwork for Arizona’s (and the nation’s) profound shift on marriage equality.
Aiken Schenk thanks its courageous clients who risked their privacy for the betterment of their community:
- Joe Connolly and Terry Pochert
- Chris Devine and Mason Hite
- Clark Rowley and David Chaney
- Holly Mitchell and Suzanne Cummins
- Meagan and Natalie Metz
- Renee Kaminski and Robin Reece
- Jeff Ferst and Peter Bramley.
Finally, Aiken Schenk acknowledges the invaluable contributions of the members of the entire legal team, each of whom was instrumental in winning this historic lawsuit against the State of Arizona:
- Aiken Schenk attorneys Heather Macre and Will Knight
- Flagstaff co-counsel Mik Jordahl and Ryan Stevens
- Phoenix-area lawyers Ellen Aiken, Mark Dillon, Susan Bovee and Herb Ely
many ASU volunteer law students - Shawn thanks his family, especially his wife, Lynn, for her constant love and support, and their son, Eric, an ASU law student, and daughter, Ellen, both of whom contributed to the groundbreaking result in this case.
The lawyers at Aiken Schenk Hawkins & Ricciardi practice in the areas of business litigation, personal injury, estate planning, asset protection, and bankruptcy. The firm celebrated its 25th anniversary last year.
Shawn Aiken will be accepting the award on behalf of Aiken Schenk.
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