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yallerdawg's JournalCome on with us to Selma!
President Obama will be in Selma, Alabama - yes, Alabama! - Saturday, March 7. Over 100,000 are already expected to be present for this 50th anniversary remembrance of 'Bloody Sunday.' This is your chance to witness history!
Lots of informative links at the following al.com link.
From USA Today:
The delegation of House members and senators will spend March 6-8 in Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma and Marion for the 50th anniversary of the historic voting rights marches in 1965. President Barack Obama will join them on March 7 in Selma to commemorate Bloody Sunday, when state troopers attacked marchers as they tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on their way to Montgomery to demand voting rights for African-Americans.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/record_number_of_congressional.html#incart_river
That other state license?
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/alabama_drivers_license_fees_i.html#incart_riverIt's good to live in a deep red state -- at least taxes will be lower, right (regardless of loss of government services)?
Oh, no!
Renewing your driver's license -- which is good for four years -- now costs $36.25. Previously, the rate was $23.50 for four years.
The rate hike stands out even more when compared with Alabama's neighboring states.
Georgia: $20 renewal for five years.
Mississippi: $24 renewal for four years.
Tennessee: $19.50 renewal for five years.
Florida: $48 renewal for eight years.
But don't worry, service won't improve and everyone will just whine about the government. All part of the Republican master plan.
A Democrat in Alabama!
http://www.al.com/news/montgomery/index.ssf/2015/01/federal_court_ruling_striking.html#incart_river"From my standpoint, it was pretty clear cut," he said. "The federal court ruling striking down that (gay marriage) ban, to me, meant that any couple who wanted to get a marriage license could get a marriage license."
So, while the process unfolds, many Alabamians are ready to celebrate another landmark decision affecting Alabama's classic Southern heritage. It was supposed Alabama would be one of the last states to recognize same-sex marriage -- and this process could still take longer -- but when the Republican state legislature doubled down on man/woman marriage law (nothing better to do), they got the ball rolling.
Judge Reed indicated his political persuasion had nothing to do with it, of course. He's a judge! I'm glad I voted for him -- political persuasion had everything to do with it! Thank you, Judge Reed!
Reed, who is a member of the association, said he disagreed with the legal opinion received by the Probate Judges Association.
"In my position, the people of Montgomery County elected me to make decisions based on my best judgment not based on a general body or an association," he said.
Reed, who is a Democrat, said his political views didn't come into play when making the decision. He said that would be against the "canon of judicial ethics."
Reed did say that he considers himself "an active guardian of the equal rights of everybody under the 14th Amendment."
If the federal judge's ruling isn't overturned, Reed said his office will be ready to issue marriage licenses to gay couples on Feb. 9.
Obama coming to Selma!
Saturday, March 7th. More news on schedule to come, but this would be a once in a lifetime historic opportunity to join our brothers and sisters in Selma!
50 years. President Obama. We did this.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/president_obama_coming_to_alab.html#incart_river
The event will commemorate the 1965 march when voting rights advocates were forced to turn back after a violent encounter with police. The violence of that day, known as "Bloody Sunday" captured worldwide attention and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
We're Number One!
Finally, some relief from football, bibles and canned vegetable self-defense!
School employees in Alabama were accused or convicted of sex crimes with students more frequently than in any other state on a per capita basis in 2014, according to records compiled by a former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Education.
To be sure...and, oh so reassuring...
Terry Abbott, who in 2001 served as chief of staff under Secretary of Education Rod Paige during George W. Bush's first term as president, spent 2014 tracking every available report of teacher-student sex nationwide.
Abbott is quick to admit that his methodology isn't perfect. Because there is no federal law that uniformly legislates the legality of this issue, a relationship that's illegal in Alabama may not be in Montana, and one that's OK in Alabama may be a felony in Michigan.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/alabama_worst_in_the_nation_fo.html#incart_river
"...with liberty and justice for all."
Siegelman remains incarcerated as a result of the Department of Justice political persecutions under Bush 2.0.
This video highlights the failings of the judicial system regarding his conviction - in case you all missed it.
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