Left Side of the Aisle 182

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of November 13-19, 2014

This week:

Good News: Missouri ban on same-sex marriage found unconstitutional in both state and federal court
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/judge-rules-that-gay-marriage-ban-in-missouri-is-unconstitutional/article_f9e3bd74-d9bf-5337-ba22-88cd5614e59d.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/07/missouri-gay-marriage_n_6121638.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/07/gay-marriage-kansas_n_6123964.html

Not Good News: Sixth Circuit, as expected, endorses discrimination against same-sex couples.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/06/us-usa-gaymarriage-6thcircuit-idUSKBN0IQ2KS20141106
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/06/supreme-court-gay-marriage_n_6118514.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/11/06/federal-appeals-court-upholds-gay-marriage-bans/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-judge-upholds-gay-marriage-bans-sets-supreme-court-n243086

Clown Award: FCC Chair Tom Wheeler
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/10/obama-net-neutrality_n_6132814.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/10/tom-wheeler-net-neutrality_n_6133330.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/11/11/the-fcc-weighs-breaking-with-obama-over-the-future-of-the-internet/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/technology/fcc-considering-hybrid-regulatory-approach-to-net-neutrality.html
http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/10/7186243/obama-just-did-the-right-thing-for-the-internet-and-made-life-hell
http://www.tytnetwork.com/2014/10/31/dont-read-this-tech-news-site-if-you-want-net-neutrality-news/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/10/ted-cruz-net-neutrality_n_6133584.html
http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2014/11/12/7200935/the-head-of-the-fcc-would-feel-right-at-home-in-17th-century-france

Some good news from the election
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/alan-grayson-reelected-to-us-house/29525398
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014-election-minnesota-results/?state=MN&eid=24019&site=CBSLOCALELN
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/05/1342289/-Something-Wonderful-Happened?detail=email
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/11/05/voters-reject-oil-titan-chevron-elect-progressive-bloc-richmond-california
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/05/washington-state-background-checks_n_6103282.html
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/gun-control-initiative-594-washington-state-2014-vote-112587.html
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/11/05/Delirious-Moms-Demand-Founder-Midterms-Prove-We-Have-The-Momentum
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/11/the-gun-control-movement-is-learning-how-to-win/382407/
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/11/05/3589146/sick-leave-election-2014/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/opinion/from-marijuana-to-gun-control-liberal-initiatives-passed.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/11/florida_may_say_no_to_medical_marijuana_why_the_sunshine_state_may_turn.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/05/denton-texas-fracking-ban_n_6106484.html?cps=gravity
http://dangersoffracking.com/
http://www.propublica.org/article/gas-drilling-the-story-so-far
http://ecowatch.com/2014/04/14/ohio-earthquakes-companies-test-seismic-activity/
http://www.alternet.org/election-2014/fracking-bans-pass-texas-california-and-ohio
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/11/state_judicial_elections_2014_conservatives_failed_to_stack_supreme_courts.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/05/minimum-wage-by-state_n_6110204.html?cps=gravity
http://www.electproject.org/2014g

Hero Award: Arnold Abbott
http://www.whas11.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/09/90-year-old-man-arnold-abbott-feeding-homeless-arrest-give-up-florida-law-whas/18758937/
http://news.yahoo.com/chef-90-faces-jail-fines-feeding-homeless-121414540.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/03/fort-lauderdale-feeding-homeless_n_6094234.html?cps=gravity
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/11/06/3589693/ft-lauderdale-arrest-feeding-homeless/
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2014/11/90-year-old_activist_cited_again_for_feeding_homeless.php