Left Side of the Aisle #188

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of January 8-14, 2015

This Week:

Good News: marriage justice comes to Florida
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/miami-judge-approves-early-start-floridas-gay-weddings-28006360
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/05/gay-marriage-miami_n_6417266.html
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/08/1722-good-news-marriage-justice-advances.html

Footnote: Florida has dead-enders
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/02/florida-gay-marriage_n_6406742.html
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/12/31/courthouse-weddings-end-gay-marriage-clay-baker-duval/21133653/

Good News: closing the books on the death penalty in Maryland
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2013/03/left-side-of-aisle-100-part-2.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/31/martin-omalley-death-penalty_n_6400568.html
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without-death-penalty
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/YearEnd2014

Good News: UN Arms Trade Treaty goes into effect
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/142734/denise-garcia/disarming-the-lords-of-war?
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2004/12/we-interrupt-our-gloom-for-bit-of-hope.html
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2013_12/Arms-Trade-Treaty-Prompts-Sharp-Debate

Good News: Obama signals opposition to Keystone XL pipeline
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Latest-News-Wires/2015/0106/Obama-to-veto-Keystone-XL-bill-according-to-press-secretary
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-says-president-would-veto-keystone-pipeline-bill/2015/01/06/d41cb6be-95d7-11e4-aabd-d0b93ff613d5_story.html

Clown Award: Frederick County (MD) Councilor Kirby Delauter
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/frederick-council-member-kirby-delauter-threatens-to-sue-if-local-paper-uses-name/2015/01/06/5a923232-95d3-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/06/kirby-delauter-name-reporters_n_6424252.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

Clown Award: City Councilor Bud Williams of Springfield, MA
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/12/a_rabbis_take_on_springfield_o.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2014/12/18/jesus-is-the-reason-for-the-season-politician-says-at-a-menorah-lighting-ceremony-for-hanukkah/
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/hanukkah

Hero Award: New York "Times" reporter James Risen
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/06/1613-outrage-of-week-scotus-and-press.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/01/05/reporter-james-risen-stands-firm-refuses-to-paint-mosaic-for-prosecutors-in-leak-case?google_editors_picks=true

Proof as if proof was needed of our national shame
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2890342/Woman-45-dressed-body-armor-goes-shooting-spree-leads-police-chase-points-loaded-gun-officer-arrested-peacefully.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2897638/The-Cop-Block-videos-Texas-gun-activists-confronting-officers-streets-strapped-handguns-assault-rifles.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/09/ohio_police_won_t_be_punished_for_killing_john_crawford_police_are_virtually.html

Outrage of the Week: poorest of the poor to lose Food Stamps
http://www.cbpp.org/
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=5251
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/05/food-stamp-enrollment_n_6419196.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

RIP: Shadow