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Hissyspit's JournalBreaking: Judge Rules Mississippi Clerks Cannot Cite Religious Beliefs to Refuse Marriage Licenses
Source: Associated Press
@BreakingNews: Judge rules Mississippi clerks cannot cite religious beliefs to refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples - AP https://t.co/B280KKuyyO/s/tGr2
Judge Rules MS Clerks Cannot Cite Religion To Abstain From Issuing Marriage Licenses
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
JUNE 27, 2016
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Mississippi clerks cannot cite their own religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves' ruling on Monday blocks the state from enforcing part of a religious objections bill that was supposed to become law Friday.
Reeves is extending his previous order that overturned Mississippi's ban on same-sex marriage. He says circuit clerks are required to provide equal treatment for all couples, gay or straight.
Mississippi's religious objections measure, House Bill 1523 , was filed in response to last summer's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage nationwide.
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-mississippi-gay-marriage-clerks
'People Are Really, Really Hoping This Theory About David Cameron and Brexit is True'
http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/people-are-really-really-hoping-this-theory-about-david-cameron-and-brexit-is-true--bJhqBql0VZPeople are really, really hoping this theory about David Cameron and Brexit is true
David Cameron’s decision to resign before enacting Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty...
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While panic ensues, one person’s musings in the comments section of the Guardian has an interesting hypothesis on these complications:
If Boris Johnson looked downbeat yesterday, that is because he realises that he has lost.
Perhaps many Brexiters do not realise it yet, but they have actually lost, and it is all down to one man: David Cameron.
With one fell swoop yesterday at 9:15 am, Cameron effectively annulled the referendum result, and simultaneously destroyed the political careers of Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and leading Brexiters who cost him so much anguish, not to mention his premiership.
How?
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The referendum result is not binding. It is advisory. Parliament is not bound to commit itself in that same direction.
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If he runs for leadership of the party, and then fails to follow through on triggering Article 50, then he is finished. If he does not run and effectively abandons the field, then he is finished. If he runs, wins and pulls the UK out of the EU, then it will all be over - Scotland will break away, there will be upheaval in Ireland, a recession ... broken trade agreements. Then he is also finished. Boris Johnson knows all of this. When he acts like the dumb blond it is just that: an act.
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BREXIT Result Updates: It's close so far...
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-brexit-referendum/BREAKING: Paul Ryan Calling In Senate Police To Forcibly Remove Democrats At Sit-In (DETAILS)
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/06/22/breaking-paul-ryan-calling-in-senate-police-to-forcibly-remove-democrats-at-sit-in-details/3 people arrested w/ multiple loaded guns, rifles, bullet-proof vests at Holland Tunnel NJ
Source: Reuters
@Reuters: BREAKING: Three people arrested with multiple loaded guns, rifles, bullet-proof vests at Holland Tunnel in New Jersey: NBC
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Will update.
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TOM TOMORROW: Gun Talk
DAILYKOS LINK: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/20/1539783/-Cartoon-Gun-talk
Donald Trump's Campaign Parts Ways with Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski
Source: New York Times
@BreakingNews: Donald Trump's campaign parts ways with campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, spokeswoman says in statement - NY Times https://t.co/8JIrOryNgr/s/zKj_
Donald Trump Parts Ways With Corey Lewandowski, His Campaign Manager
By MAGGIE HABERMAN
JUNE 20, 2016
Donald J. Trump is parting ways with his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, a move that comes as the presumptive Republican nominee faces challenges as it moves toward the general election.
“The Donald J. Trump Campaign for President, which has set a historic record in the Republican primary having received almost 14 million votes, has today announced that Corey Lewandowski will no longer be working with the campaign,” the campaign spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, said in a statement. “The campaign is grateful to Corey for his hard work and dedication and we wish him the best in the future.”
Mr. Trump had faced increasing concerns from allies and donors, as well as his children, about his preparedness to pivot toward a general election while holding onto his slender team.
Mr. Trump had faced increasing concerns from allies and donors, as well as his children, about the next phase of the campaign as he pivots toward a general election.
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Gun Rights Group's Challenge to State Assault Weapon Ban
Source: Bloomberg News
@BreakingNews: US Supreme Court declines to hear gun rights groups' challenge to Connecticut ban on assault weapons - SCOTUSblog https://t.co/XiVY8ecu2e/s/q0t9
@business: LATEST: Supreme Court refused to question assault-rifle bans in New York and Connecticut https://t.co/2529FXrYUc/s/-6Ej https://t.co/vllLmq7dYV/s/7zmt
New York, Connecticut Assault-Weapon Bans Let Stand by Top Court
Greg Stohr
June 20, 2016 — 9:32 AM EDT
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question assault-rifle bans in New York and Connecticut, steering clear of an intensifying national debate after the shooting that killed 49 people in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Turning away two separate appeals, the justices left intact federal appeals court rulings that said the bans comply with the constitutional right to bear arms.
New York and Connecticut are among seven states that outlaw weapons similar to one used by Omar Mateen in the June 12 massacre.
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-06-20/new-york-connecticut-assault-weapon-bans-let-stand-by-top-court
Senate Democrats' Filibuster Seeking Tougher Gun Laws Ends after Almost 14 Hours
Source: CBS News
@CBSNews: BREAKING NEWS: Senate Democrats' filibuster seeking tougher gun laws ends after almost 14 hours https://t.co/YLPZLJQjKE/s/kOU6
Senate Dems' filibuster for tighter gun laws ends in wee hours
CBS/AP
Last Updated Jun 16, 2016 2:23 AM EDT
WASHINGTON -- A Democratic senator upset with congressional inaction on gun violence led a nearly 14-hour Senate filibuster before yielding the floor early Thursday with a pledge that he and his colleagues would press aggressively for a legislative response to the tragedy in Florida, the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy ended a nonstop series of speeches with his Democratic colleagues shortly after 2 a.m. EDT after promising at the outset that he would remain on the Senate floor "until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together."
He evoked the Newtown school shooting in his state in 2012 in a plea that came as presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would meet with the National Rifle Association about the terror watch list and gun purchases.
"For those of us that represent Connecticut, the failure of this body to do anything, anything at all in the face of that continued slaughter isn't just painful to us, it's unconscionable," Murphy said.
"There hasn't been a debate scheduled on the floor of the Senate," Murphy said as the filibuster neared an end. "There hasn't been a debate scheduled in the committees. ... There are 30,000 people dying" daily in the country, he said.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-democrats-filibuster-for-tighter-gun-laws-lasts-into-wee-hours
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