Left Side of the Aisle #180

Left Side of the Aisle
for the weeks of October 23 - November 5, 2014

This week:

Good News: And the beat goes on
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/17/wyoming-gay-marriage_n_6005514.html
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/wyoming-must-allow-same-sex-couples-to-marry-federal-judge-r?utm_term=2h9j27i#2x5d7r2
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arizona-same-sex-marriage-ban-is-unconstitutional-federal-ju?utm_term=2h9j27i#2x5d7r2
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/17/arizona-gay-marriage_n_6003456.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/17/alaska-gay-marriage_n_6005064.html?cps=gravity
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/10/14/3579690/scott-brown-immigration-2/

Good News: Voter suppression loses one
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/15/arkansas-voter-id_n_5992912.html

Not Good News: Voter suppression wins one
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/18/supreme-court-voter-id_n_6007300.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-allows-texas-to-use-voter-id-law/2014/10/18/0439b116-5623-11e4-892e-602188e70e9c_story.html?hpid=z1
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/10/1796-update-voter-suppression-continues.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/18/ruth-bader-ginsburg-voter-id-dissent_n_6007612.html
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14a393_08m1.pdf

Update: Catholic Church tells gays and lesbians "Never mind"
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/10/1792-good-news-more-on-marriage-justice.html
http://www.aol.com/article/2014/10/16/vatican-alters-draft-report-translation-about-gays/20979501/
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/10/18/bishops-scrap-welcometogaysinsignofsplit.html
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/10/16/catholic-church-gay.html

Outrage of the Week: DOJ and FBI want to outlaw privacy
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2689932/eric-holder-says-worrisome-tech-companies-are-eyeing-encryption.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2835052/fbi-director-calls-for-greater-police-access-to-communications.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2688172/fbi-director-concerned-about-encryption-on-smartphones.html
https://www.eff.org/issues/national-security-letters
http://www.informationweek.com/government/open-government/twitter-sues-us-government-over-surveillance-/d/d-id/1316504

Clown Award: Debbie Dunnegan, recorder of deeds for Jefferson County, Missouri
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/14/gop_official_wonders_why_military_hasnt_launched_coup_against_domestic_enemy_obama/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jefferson-co-official-says-she-meant-no-ill-intent-to/article_13e291a7-a07f-5153-b1e6-13385b08f3f0.html

Guns: Some haven't given up on controls
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f964af90b29e4d80aa6ecb65b9e280fb/giffords-begin-9-state-tour-women-guns
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/1014/Gabby-Giffords-launches-new-gun-control-campaign-and-it-s-all-about-women-video

Global Warming: Hottest September on record
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/warmest-september_n_5978678.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/climate-change-military_n_5975734.html
http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/26/section-7-global-warming-environment-and-energy/