Category Archives: Law-Law Land

A legal precedent worth noting…

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…wherever you are. In this case, it’s Australia punching a big, fat hole in the Religious Reich’s anti-gay agenda: Christian organisations in all states and territories may have lost the right to discriminate against gay people despite religious exemptions in … Continue reading →

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I wonder if they’ll scream about THIS decree…

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Given the Venezuelan opposition’s penchant for screaming about everything that Chavecito does, and everything he doesn’t do, I wonder how they’ll react to this. Especially since he has just decreed what sounds to me like a pretty good solution for … Continue reading →

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Televen has a cow, man

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From the But We’re Doing It For The Children! files: Venezuela has forced U.S. cartoon “The Simpsons” off its airwaves, calling the show a potentially bad influence on children, and filled its morning slot with reruns of the beach-and-bikini show … Continue reading →

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Somebody’s boilerplate is missing a few screws

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Poor John Yoo. Once BushCo goes, he’ll be out of a job, I’ll bet. And what do you suppose he will have to white out from HIS résumé before he starts sending it out again? The Justice Department sent a … Continue reading →

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ExxtortionMobil is simply pathetic

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And they should fire their corporate spinmeister, too. Here’s what he said in response to yesterday’s decision against his company: Exxon Mobil spokesman Alan Jeffers said the company has no plans to appeal the ruling and that the judge based … Continue reading →

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Memo to the US: This is how you handle bad presidents!

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

My American friends, it’s time to take yet another lesson from Venezuela. This one, in particular, may interest you… Venezuelan prosecutors have summoned former President Jaime Lusinchi to appear in court next month to face accusations in the 1986 killings … Continue reading →

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ExxtortionMobil fails!

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

(Translation: “Gimme everything you got under your belt.” The belt in question is the Orinoco Belt, a region rich with extra-heavy crude oil.) Pardon me for the Schadenfreude, but this is just too sweet…

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 2 Comments

Stupid Sex Tricks: …and the right to lie

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

What’s worse: Screwing around on your spouse…or lying about it? Um, how about lending your boyfriend your cellphone, only to have him call up your estranged hubby to insult him?

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You know you’ve come a long way when…

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…a gay pastor who broke the same-sex marriage barrier gets positively reported in the redneck-conservative Toronto Sun! The Order of Canada was awarded for the first time to a gay activist at Rideau Hall yesterday. Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean presented … Continue reading →

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One more black eye for the Jesus Lobby

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

See what happens when you stand in the way of progress…but haven’t got a leg, either of law or logic, to stand on? A DEVOUT Christian who resigned as a family magistrate over the Government’s refusal to allow him to … Continue reading →

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