tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149403976648721117.post4718321471607818105..comments2009-05-15T11:52:19.437-07:00Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588534105623165605ottesene@uchicago.eduBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149403976648721117.post-43857071215399660062009-05-15T11:52:00.000-07:002009-05-15T11:52:00.000-07:00One thing I forgot to mention is that I'm actually excited to be moving to a battleground state, and a 40-minute drive from the capital at that. I may actually get actively involved in politics for once. I'm certainly not going to let people vote away my rights without making some noise.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12588534105623165605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7149403976648721117.post-64064769341421821642009-05-15T10:15:00.000-07:002009-05-15T10:15:00.000-07:00I think that you make good points, and I do agree with you about frustration from the lack of forward momentum with these issues. Or really any kind of acknowledgement. I just don&#39;t understand how any of these issues DON&#39;T violate the Equal Protection Clause and abuse Full Faith &amp; Credit.<br /><br />I think that Obama probably means well regarding these issues, but that doesn&#39;t mean anything unless he actually, ahem, Cowboys up and addresses them. I&#39;m not sure what that would take.<br /><br />At least public opinion <B> is </B> changing, and kind of rapidly. Maybe we need another centralized, organized Civil Rights Movement in order to get the Important People actually talking about it? I don't know.Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06051694202412600785noreply@blogger.com