According to the Baltimore Sun, the Maryland Attorney General has released a paper saying that “same-sex marriages performed in other states could be recognized by Maryland’s legal system.”
Now, there are some big caveats: the AG isn’t a judge, so this paper doesn’t have the force of law, the way a legal decision would. Rather, as [...]
From Think Progress, here’s a video interview taken at CPAC of Eric Wargotz, who’s running for Senator of Murland. In the video, he reveals himself to be a birther:
Actually, the interviewer asks the questions from the recent Daily Kos poll of Republicans. For the benefit of those who don’t want to watch the entire video, [...]
Legum’s New Line is
reporting
that Maryland General Assembly member, arch-reactionary,
homophobe,
reanimated corpse, and all-around asshat
Don Dwyer
(R-I Feel Sorry for Anne Arundel) has left the Republican caucus
because they wouldn’t support his attempt to
amend
the Maryland constitution to define anything from a fertilized egg
onward as a person.
I realize that Maryland is a fairly liberal state, but even so, it’s
fairly impressive [...]
HB 1009 was recently introduced in the Maryland State House:
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That
the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article — State Government
13—322.
THE SHILLELAGH IS THE STATE WALKING STICK OF STATESMEN AND
GENTLEMEN.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2009.
If this passes, [...]