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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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2013 Honolulu City Lights Opening Night
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 6363 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment
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Opening night shimmers with “Santa’s Underwater Adventure” for the 29th annual event....
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Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
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Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, and Religious Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:40 AM :: 4994 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care
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From 1621, when the Pilgrims arrived in the New World, to 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln declared it a federal holiday, thanking God and practicing religion were of paramount importance....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
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Rep McDermott Asks for Reconsideration of Gay Marriage Ruling
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 5:33 PM :: 6284 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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State Rep. Bob McDermott has filed a new motion in court to ask the Judge to reconsider ....
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
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Lessons learned from the Hawaii ‘gay marriage’ fight
By Selected News Articles @ 8:13 PM :: 6629 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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It was particularly refreshing to see how fearless the Hawaii people were when testifying before the Legislature. They ignored "political correctness" and simply told the truth from their hearts. In other words, they weren't afraid....
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Monday, November 18, 2013 |
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"If I vote no on SB1 Ewa Beach will be toast." - Rep. Rida Cabanilla
By Selected News Articles @ 4:37 PM :: 6624 Views :: Ethics, Family, First Amendment
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She cited certain loss of money for James Campbell High School, Ewa-Makai Middle School, the "new High School in Ewa Beach", the widening of Ft. Weaver Rd., and others...
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Sunday, November 17, 2013 |
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Fukumoto: 'Our Democracy needs Your Voice'
By Video @ 12:28 PM :: 5656 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...concerns raised about inadequate religious exemptions and unanswered questions now left up to the courts to decide will undoubtedly require continual fixes to the law in the future....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii Christian Coalition: Give Thanks to the 23
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 5423 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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'Tis the season to give thanks to the Lord for those 23 good legislators who voted "no" on SB1 and "yes" for marriage....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii Family Advocates: This is not Over
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 5896 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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thoughts on the decision and what we need to do moving forward....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage Signing Ceremony: "Imagine There's No Religion"
By Selected News Articles @ 11:27 AM :: 5863 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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"...SB1, is the epitome of the 1st Amendment in action." - Abercrombie at Signing of SB1 HD1
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Hawaii legalizes gay marriage, but opponents promise challenge to law
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:58 AM :: 6322 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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“Churches remain at risk of being required to recognize these marriages and treat them as valid, even for internal church purposes. Those cases will now have to be litigated under the state and federal constitutions instead of being clearly answered in the bill,” Laylock said.
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs Bill Creating New Type of Family Unit
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 5721 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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In 2011, the first bill he signed into law as Governor legalized civil unions....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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How They Voted: Senate Passes Gay Marriage 19-4
By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 6602 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Abercrombie has scheduled a signing ceremony Wednesday November 13 at 10AM at the Hawaii Convention Center....
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Monday, November 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 11, 2013
By Congress.org @ 11:44 PM :: 6375 Views :: Family, Congressional Delegation, First Amendment
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Employment Nondiscrimination Passage
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Monday, November 11, 2013 |
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More Opportunities to Raise Your Voice--Let the People Decide
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 5357 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Come down to the Senate Chambers before 9:00 a.m. Tuesday with your LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE ON MARRIAGE signs....
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 |
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 |
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 |
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Excerpts from House GOP Floor Speeches
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 5760 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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what will happen in the future when a newly-created, now state-sanctioned right of same-sex marriage conflicts with constitutional rights that have been enshrined in the 1st Amendment....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage: House Session to Begin at 10AM--Watch LiveStream Here
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 5050 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...beginning at 10 a.m., the full House will take a final vote on SB 1 HD 1 for Third Reading....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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Hawaii: Where agendized people go to live out their dreams
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 AM :: 7232 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...we won’t be back because the state already seems to be choked with haoles like us....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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House Security Announces Rules for Friday's Gay Marriage Rallies
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 5197 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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The gallery will be evenly split down the middle with an equal allocation of space for both sides....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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Judge: 1998 Voters May Have Thought they were Banning Gay Marriage
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 7215 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Sakamoto said he would hear a challenge if the state Legislature passes and Abercrombie signs a law allowing gay marriage....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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Heritage: Hawaiian Citizens Testify in Support of Marriage
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:00 PM :: 5309 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Government policy should respect those who believe marriage is the union of a man and a woman....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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How They Voted: Gay Marriage Passes Second Read 30-18
By Video @ 9:14 PM :: 8066 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...VIDEO: several short clips from today’s rally at the capitol....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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Full Text SB1HD1: House Gay Marriage Bill as Amended
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 5373 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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After five days and nearly 57 hours of testimony, the House Judiciary and Finance Committees passed SB1 HD1....
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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How They Voted: House Committees Amend, Pass Gay Marriage Bill
By Andrew Walden @ 11:54 PM :: 5808 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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The full House will vote on Second Reading Wednesday November 6, 2013 at 10AM. Third reading is expected on Friday November 8, 2013....
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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Testimony Ends: House to Consider Amendments to SB1 Tonight
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 4766 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Tonight at 6:00 p.m. the full House has scheduled a 2nd reading on the bill....
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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SHOPO Pres: “You would have to kill me to impose this law upon my children”
By Video @ 11:32 AM :: 6036 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Hint to Legislators: Its not just the cops. Who do you really think will enforce a law against our local communities on behalf of mainland homosexuals?
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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SB1 Hearing Continues 10:30AM Tuesday
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 5549 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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- DATE: Tuesday, November 05, 2013
- TIME: 10:30 a.m.
- PLACE: Auditorium State Capitol
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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Live Testimony on same-sex 'marriage' runs 895 - 137 against
By Selected News Articles @ 1:37 AM :: 9378 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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1,032 oral testifiers found 895 in opposition and 137 in support ....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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Slom: There Are Always Other Options
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:44 PM :: 5705 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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I say never give up the fight as there are always other options we can take in order to uphold values that we so cherish....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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In Push to Close Hearings Hawaii Legislature Changes Testimony Procedures
By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 5356 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...a European homosexual publication, Pink News UK, is reporting on changes in procedure designed to shut down the thousands of Hawaii citizens seeking to testify....
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Sunday, November 3, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage: Public Hearing to Continue Monday
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 6178 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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The hearing will resume on Monday, November 4, at 11:00 a.m. in the Capitol Auditorium....
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 |
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Hearing Continues Saturday, 80% Testify Against Changing Family Structure
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 5536 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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At 9AM the committee will resume hearing testimony in numerical order through the end of the list (number 5,181). After that, testifiers who missed their first chance to testify will have another opportunity to do so....
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 |
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Testimony & Invocations: Sakamoto, Thielen, Cheape, Lees, Hochberg
By Video @ 1:37 AM :: 5694 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Representatives Question Former Senator Norman Sakamoto on Same Sex Marriage Issue...
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Special Session Update: All registered testifiers can still be heard, but should be ready
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 5496 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...every registered testifier will have an opportunity to speak by the hearing's end, even if they were not present at the time their number was initially called....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Hearings Expose SB1 'Not Ready for Prime Time'
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 PM :: 5372 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Thank goodness for the cogent and thoughtful questions being asked, both pro and con, by members of the House Judiciary and Finance Committees....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Marriage: ‘People’s Filibuster’ Continues into Second Day
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 5290 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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There must always be people present to continue the "People's Filibuster", otherwise they will close the hearing....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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House to Hear Gay Marriage Testimony Starting 10AM: How to Testify
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 5294 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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The hearing has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at the State Capitol's Auditorium....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Constitution Forbids Legislature from Creating Gay Marriage
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:50 PM :: 10598 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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Representative Bob McDermott filed a lawsuit today seeking a Declaratory Judgment regarding the 1998 ballot issue pertaining to same-sex marriage....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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How They Voted: Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill 20-4
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 6214 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kim, Kouchi, Slom....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Experts say Hawaii’s gay marriage bill worst at protecting religious freedom
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:25 PM :: 6134 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...people on both sides of the gay marriage debate say the current draft of Senate Bill 1, which would legalize same-sex ceremonies, infringes on religious liberty....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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HB7 Gets State out of Solemnization Business, Protects Rights of Biological Parents
By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 AM :: 6089 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...under SB1 a child born to a woman will be legally taken from her if the biological father is married to another male....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
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Six Marriage-Related Bills Proposed in House
By Andrew Walden @ 10:43 PM :: 5979 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...six different bills addressing religious freedom, parental rights, parentage assumptions tied to marriage, and whether the people will get a chance to vote on marriage via a constitutional amendment....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
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House Republican Infighting: Move to Dump Thielen, Johanson Fails
By Selected News Articles @ 9:37 PM :: 8869 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Politicians, Republican Party
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Rep. McDermott demanded the Minority Party give back their Vice Chair positions, calling them "polluted"....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
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Clayton Hee Maneuver Excludes 1000s of Testifiers
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 8985 Views :: Ethics, Family, First Amendment
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At noon, Senator Hee announced that if anyone was not present in the next 15 minutes to sign up to testify, they would not be heard....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
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HFA: 10,000 at Rally Against Gay Marriage
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 5911 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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We estimate that 10 thousand people were at the capitol yesterday to oppose Senate action. In addition, rallies were held on Maui, the Big Island, Hilo and Kona....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
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House Cttes to Hear SB1 Thursday, Deadline for Testimony Approaching
By Tito Montes @ 2:56 PM :: 5609 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...same-sex marriage is still not a ‘done deal’ in the state house....
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Monday, October 28, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Expert Testimony at Gay Marriage Informational Briefing
By Video @ 4:15 PM :: 6337 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Hosted by Representatives Bob McDermott and Gene Ward October 23, 2013....
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Monday, October 28, 2013 |
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Ethics Commission Gives Instant Response to Demand Hawaii Mormon Church ‘Register Every Paid Employee’
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 PM :: 6797 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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White guilt plus political correctness equals restricting free speech and religious liberty in the name of civil rights....
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