Is majority rule dead in the United States?

I've been thinking about this subject for a while now and am seriously wondering if this is now true. We can see it happening all across the country on an almost daily basis now a days. From Prop 8 in California, to the "Ban Sharia Law" vote in Oklahoma. A vote "of the majority o …

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Freaking Idiot's: Parents arrested for drive by with infant in car - KFOR

OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma City couple is in trouble with the law following an unusual drive by shooting. The violence allegedly erupted right in front of their newborn son. The two suspects remain behind bars at the Oklahoma County jail. I hope they keep them there!!!

US to use foreign aid to promote gay rights

The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad

Car Company Gets U.S. Loan, Builds Cars In Finland

With the approval of the Obama administration, an electric car company that received a $529 million federal government loan guarantee is assembling its first line of cars in Finland, saying it could not find a facility in the United States capable of doing the work. Vice Preside …

Good advertising, or Tokenism?

I saw one of the new Honda commericals on TV the other day and it made me wonder what others thought about it. To be honest MY impression was that the advertising exec's at Honda, while trying desperately to avoid any issues really didn't get (at least in MY opinion) how insulti …

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Starbucks CEO says 100+ businesses to withhold campaign donations over debt | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

Heads of over 100 major companies have joined Starbucks Corp. CEO Howard Schultz in a pledge to boycott political donations until Congress and the president agree on a long-term debt and deficit plan

Cherokee freedmen decision, minorities excluding minorities?

An interesting decision by the Cherokee Nation supreme court to exclude the freedmen descendents from the tribal roles. This is an issue that has been on-going for quite a few years, and to my understanding there is actually quite a bit at stake here. Now I am NOT a member of eit …

What is up with MSNBC.com and the posting of old articles?

What is going on with MSNBC.com and the posting of old articles on newsvine? I have noticed that this is happening more and more lately. The articles are posted/linked by MSNBC.com and when you actually look at the attached article you find that it is something from 2, 3, or 4 ye …

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Oklahoma Unemployment Falls In May, how's your state doing?

  The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Friday that unemployment in Oklahoma fell from 5.6 percent in April to 5.3 percent last month. Read more: #ixzz1PpU92jfs

Texas Senate passes bill on cities aiding illegal immigrants - Yahoo! News

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Senate early on Wednesday passed a measure pushed by Governor Rick Perry aimed at cracking down on cities that provide sanctuary to illegal immigrants. "Drug traffickers and transnational gangs should think twice before they step foot in …

What happened to the interracial crime statistics from the FBI?

I have recently had a discussion about crimes here in the US here on the vine. One of the posters in the discussion threw up the "hate crimes" stats from the FBI, and my question is WHY is the offender data skewed that way ONLY in the case of "hate crimes" while in all other cate …

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4 years of court challenges for this?

It's taken 4 years of court challenges to get to this point. The ONLY section of Oklahoma's "illegal immigration" law ruled unconstitutional is the section dealing with bond for illegals in jail and stating that it's unconstitutional to deem them a "flight risk" based upon their  …

Why the white working class is alienated, pessimistic - Yahoo! News

One question asked respondents whether they expected to be better off economically in 10 years than they are today. Two-thirds of blacks and Hispanics said yes, as did 55 percent of college-educated whites; just 44 percent of noncollege whites agreed.

Six men indicted in Oklahoma on charges of illegally re-entering U.S. | NewsOK.com

The federal court in Oklahoma City unsealed indictments for six individuals Wednesday accusing them of re-entering the United States illegally after having been deported. Read more:

Future jobs won't support decent living standard: Report

It's most welcome news that job growth seems to be picking up again--even if we'll need a whole lot more of it to get back to where we were before the Great Recession.

The most ridiculous use of the "Race Card" lately.

Adrian Peterson joined fellow players in decrying the negotiating tactics of NFL owners in the current labor battle.

But it isn't a crime to use someone's SSN, right?

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A father was baffled when he said he discovered that his 5-year-old daughter was claimed on six different tax returns as a dependent. His return was denied by the Internal Revenue Service.

I thought that "Tort Reform" was just "Republican Voodo"........................

Specific reforms exclude caps on jury awards that the American Medical Association and GOP lawmakers have unsuccessfully pursued for years. But they do include measures that have been unacceptable to trial lawyers, an interest group that contributes heavily to Democrats.

Is there any weather pattern that would cast doubt on global warming?

Increased warm temperatures indicate global warming. Severe winter storms also help prove global warming, according to a recent op-ed in the New York Times. So is there any weather pattern that would disprove or call into question the existence of global warming?

Is THIS the bank "reform" that everyone wanted?

PERKINS, Okla. -- A small-town bank in Oklahoma said the Federal Reserve won't let it keep religious signs and symbols on display.

So do you REALLY want to go after employers? Or is that just a smoke screen?

PHOENIX – The impassioned debate over the nation's immigration policy takes center stage at the Supreme Court Wednesday in a dispute over an Arizona law that punishes employers who knowingly hire workers illegally in the U.S.

We need MORE stories like this one!!!!

Police have released names of three teens accused in a home invasion that led to a fatal shooting. A woman shot and killed one intruder and wounded a second teen Thursday in Midwest City.

Hot air? White House takes credit for Bush-era wind farm jobs

Administration claims 50,000 jobs created, but many projects were completed before funds were handed out

2nd Student Leaves Oklahoma City School After Racism, Assault

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A second student this week said a bullying incident involving racism forced him to drop out of his Oklahoma City Public School. The student from China was taken to a hospital after he said black students attacked and taunted him on his school bus.

Another church shooting.

One man was killed and five others were wounded when an argument that started in a north Oklahoma City church escalated into a shooting a short time later outside. Among the wounded were three teens and an 11-year-old girl.

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