In our family, I fix the stuff around our house… and the…

In our family, I fix the stuff around our house… and the computers…

"The constitutional amendment that finally did pass Congress bore Anthony’s name. It came up before…"

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The constitutional amendment that finally did pass Congress bore Anthony’s name. It came up before the House of Representatives in 1918 with the two-thirds votes needed for passage barely within reach. One congressman who had been in the hospital for six months had himself carted to the floor so he could support suffrage. Another, who had just broken his shoulder, refused to have it set for fear he’d be too late to be counted. Representative Frederick Hicks of New York had been at the bedside of his dying wife but left at her urging to support the cause. He provided the final, crucial vote, and then returned home for her funeral.

The Senate failed to follow suit. But Woodrow Wilson, a president who had the winning quality of being very vulnerable to nagging by women, pushed the amendment through the next year.

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A short history of suffrage.

Op-Ed Columnist - My Favorite August - NYTimes.com

"The ideological odd couple who led the case — Ted Olson and David Boies, who fought against each…"

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The ideological odd couple who led the case — Ted Olson and David Boies, who fought against each other in the Supreme Court battle over the 2000 election — were criticized by some supporters of same-sex marriage for moving too quickly to the federal courts. Certainly, there is no guarantee that the current Supreme Court would uphold Judge Walker’s ruling. But there are times when legal opinions help lead public opinions.

Just as they did for racial equality in previous decades, the moment has arrived for the federal courts to bestow full equality to millions of gay men and lesbians.

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- Editorial - Marriage Is a Constitutional Right - NYTimes.com

"You don’t have to get a job with a famous company or hot-shot industry in order to have a…"

“You don’t have to get a job with a famous company or hot-shot industry in order to have a spectacular career. You just have to do what you do with reverence.”

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Wonderful.

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"“Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate…"

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“Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion? That may happen in other countries, but we should never allow it to happen here.

“This nation was founded on the principle that the government must never choose between religions or favor one over another. The World Trade Center site will forever hold a special place in our city, in our hearts. But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves and who we are as New Yorkers and Americans if we said no to a mosque in lower Manhattan.

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Brilliant speech by Mayor Bloomberg. Please read the whole thing.

Mayor Bloomberg Stands Up For Mosque

"Our doors are open to everyone. Everyone with a dream and a willingness to work hard and play by the…"

““Our doors are open to everyone. Everyone with a dream and a willingness to work hard and play by the rules. New York City was built by immigrants, and it’s sustained by immigrants — by people from more than 100 different countries speaking more than 200 different languages and professing every faith. And whether your parents were born here or you came here yesterday, you are a New Yorker.”

- Mayor Bloomberg Stands Up For Mosque

When you think about it this way, it makes life more…

When you think about it this way, it makes life more interesting.

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The attention to detail is wonderful. Hat tip – Jess…

The attention to detail is wonderful. Hat tip - Jess dela

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"Norway’s efforts have been tremendously effective. The incidence of bullying fell by half during the…"

“Norway’s efforts have been tremendously effective. The incidence of bullying fell by half during the two-year period in which the programs were introduced. Stealing and cheating also declined. And the rate of bullying remains low today. Clearly, when a school and a community adopt values that are rooted in treating others with dignity and respect, children’s behavior can change.”

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Some hopeful data from Norway’s anti-bullying efforts. It seems like the Scandinavian school system is ahead on many, many dimensions. Something worth studying for educators everywhere.

Op-Ed Contributors - There’s Only One Way to Stop a Bully - NYTimes.com

"I think we have a lot of leaders that are following those (television and talk radio) personalities…"

““I think we have a lot of leaders that are following those (television and talk radio) personalities and not leading,” he said. “What it takes to lead is to say, ‘You know, that’s just not right.’” The obvious result is that the country becomes too polarized and too distracted by phony issues to address real problems.”

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As America gets more polarized, it falls behind more. Extremists on both sides are too stupid to see that.

Facing extinction: The “responsible Republican” - Republican Party - Salon.com

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