Image via WikipediaTwo new rules will give Constitution a starring role in GOP-controlled House: "When Republicans take over the House next week, they will do something that apparently has never been done before in the chamber's 221-year history:" They will read the US Constitution aloud.
Image via WikipediaA federal appeals court appeared ready yesterday to reinstate gay marriage in California, but seemed reluctant to extend same-sex marriage rights to the rest of the nation, the Chron reports. During a two-hour-plus-long, televised hearing, the three-judge panel appeared to be looking for ways to limit the scope of its ruling to just overturning Proposition 8 without taking a stand on whether gay marriage bans in other states violate the US Constitution. The panel also questioned whether gay marriage opponents had the right to appeal a lower court ruling that overturned Prop 8, but nevertheless appeared ready to rule on the merits of the case.http://www.eastbayexpress.com/92510/archives/2010/12/07/monday-must-read-appeals-court-poised-to-reinstate-gay-marriage-legislature-blows-off-schwarzenegger
