Iowa Supremes Case on Same Gender Marriage + Other Nifty News

Desmoinesdem over at Daily Kos does an excellent job of covering Iowa state's litigation on same sex marriage in this piece, Recap and analysis of Iowa Supreme Court's gay marriage hearing. I highly recommend it.

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Then read this very sweet and powerful diary of a child of assumed het parents that divorced, raised by a loving lesbian couple. VERY powerful. Very wonderful.

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Big week for two of my lovely minions.

Hank, the dobie/hound mix, is leaving for his new home Thursday, and today is the first day he has had his cone off... so he got smothered in fun toys (they can't play with toys with a cone on because they can't hold the toys between their feet!).

He's all worn out now after having a super fun time.

And he has a whole 'nother pile of toys to take with him he hasn't even tested yet. What a lucky dog!

And by lucky I mean lucky. His adoptive parents have a therapy dog already and Hank is already signed up for classes to do the same thing. This, after being on the death list at the shelter is quite a change.

Little wee Timmi, the kitten of a homeless man living in a container, is now fully vetted and spayed and healthy and is getting transported *by a volunteer* to a rescue I foster for that will be taking her in to place. Lucky girl. I wish they all had such a chance. What a lucky kitten.

This kitten is going to a Persian Breed rescue... and note, she is hardly a Persian! More like a DLH tiger or at best a Maine Coon Mix.

I thank God every single day that there are people to help these animals from the Samaritan that picks them up out of the gutter to those that help them through their health needs (in sickness and in health), the wonderful veterinarians that have low cost spay and neuter clinics (believe me, this isn't just about money, some really do care!), and those that are willing to haul them from one location--sometimes hundreds of miles or perhaps a series of people collectively taking them thousands of miles--to their rescue or perhaps their furrever home.

ANYONE that says animal rescue work doesn't take a village hasn't done it!

Voting Problems So Far

As you know, I am very concerned about poll problems. So I will be posting on these through the day.

If you have or see ANY problems at the polls, call here:
Call 1-877-US-4-OBAMA (1-877-874-6226)
Call 866-OUR-VOTE, Voter Protection

Please Pass this on on your blog.

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Philly PA machines and straight ticket voting: bad news. Vote flipping. Contains solution. Read more here.
St. Louis, Mo: Police line intimidation (high African American (AA) community), machine break down: Obama is on it.
Weld County, CO: No ballots in Spanish. Voters leaving polls.
Rural Michgian Voter Caged: Caged, secrecy
Tampa Florida: One machine, and it is broken. Long line. Voters leave.

We have to make sure these probs are advertised and understood. If you are in any of these places, or see this kind of thing, or others, call he numbers. There are a LOT of problems, so KEEP calling.

BREAKING: Alaska Supremes Clear Way for Friday Ethics Report Relese

Read it here from AP.

I will be writing on this tonight to give some background to what I expect will be the result of the inquiry.

Keep in mind, as the McCain campaign has waged war against the release of this report, filing multiple lawsuits, now each negated by the AK courts, the body that is doing the investigation is 8 republicans and four democrats.

Despite the McCain campaign's bizarre assertion, the investigation was NOT political, not influenced by Obama (it began prior to Palin's pick as VP), and if ANYONE wedged a hand into this process, it was clearly the republicans.