No Borders and Binaries

I am hoping this is my last Prop. 8 blog till at least the weekend.
I figure there are four ways for the California Supreme Court to rule on this Prop. 8 mess in the coming week.
1. Injunction Relief

A reader suggested that I look into Romer v. Evans – the case goes like this:
In 1992, [...]

Disclaimer: This issue does not relate to me. I am not an AB-540 student and nor have I ever benefited from it. But it makes me mad that people are scapegoating fellow college students who have worked really hard to get where they are .
Seriously, college education should be free for all and then we [...]

The Idaho Supreme Court ruled today that an undocumented immigrant who was injured in Ada County was entitled to medical assistance from that county regardless of his immigration status, stating that “the concept of residency does not distinguish between citizens and those who have entered this country illegally.”
The ruling reversed a board opinion and resembles [...]

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 last week that anyone who is under “voluntary departure” can still petition to remain in the U.S. if their circumstances change i.e. marriage. You can read the details below.
Basically, under older USCIS provisions, once you are in the country illegally, you are doomed. There is no way to petition for [...]

It still blows my mind that we have to “argue” about basic fundamental human rights.
I thought the nation decided close to 50 years ago that “separate but equal” is not equal. How can the idiot judges on the California Supreme Court sit there like pompous asses and state “isn’t domestic partnership and marriage the same [...]