PA Democrats Ridicule Turzai, GOP Over Voter ID; Say ‘Your Ideas Suck’
You’ve heard about it by now. Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai let his comments at this weekend’s Republican State Committee meeting get a little out of hand when he told the conservative audience the Pennsylvania Voter ID bill will help Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney win the commonwealth come November. “Pro-Second Amendment?...
Continue ReadingACLU Files Lawsuit Over Philadelphia Homeless Feeding Ban
In an expected move, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today against the city of Philadelphia and Mayor Michael Nutter. The suit, filed alongside the law offices of Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg, on behalf of Chosen 300 Ministries, the Welcome Church, the King’s Jubilee, and Philly Restart, comes less than...
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DAILY GRINDER: Mayors Nutter, Bloomberg Exchange Blows
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, now in his third term as the ruler of that city’s “Independent” regime, is defending stop-and-frisk policies by New York City police, and slamming Philadelphia as he does so. He rhetorically asked reporters before the long weekend, “Why would any rational person want to trade what we have here for the situation...
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ACLU-PA To Announce Voter ID Suit
The ACLU said today it will announce a lawsuit tomorrow alongside the Advancement Project, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP), and the Washington, DC law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP, against Governor Tom Corbett and the state over the recently-signed, soon-to-be-enforced Pennsylvania Voter ID law. Several states, including Wisconsin and...
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DAILY GRINDER: It’s Still ‘Year Of The Bible’
Image: American Atheists The Year of the Bible resolution, unanimously passed earlier this year in the state House, hasn’t gone anywhere. This despite a lawsuit by the Freedom From Religion organization and Philly Rep. Mark Cohen’s petition to undo the resolution he voted for saying he’d introduce “Year of Religious Diversity” legislation as a counterweight—after...
Continue ReadingCost of Freedom Creator: Women Disproportionately Affected by Voter ID
Philadelphian Faye Anderson decided to help create the Cost of Freedom Project, a national web-based application which provides information to get identification to vote, after she realized complaining about voter suppression laws wasn’t getting anyone anywhere. “Back in the day we used to say, you’re either part of the problem or part of the solution....
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Video: Corbett Statement on Voter ID Bill
As you may have read yesterday, the House passed the state’s Voter ID bill and Gov. Corbett dropped everything to sign it at 6 p.m., just a few hours after it was sent to his desk. A legal challenge looms over the bill and even the Obama Administration has jumped in, calling the measure “a costly bill to address a non-existent problem.” Perhaps Mr. Obama...
Continue ReadingUpdate: Philly Gun Rights Advocate Settles with City
Gun rights activist has settled with the City of Philadelphia for $25,000, the ACLU of Pennsylvania tells us today. Mark Fiorino, last written about here on PhillyNow, had a license to carry an unconcealed weapon in the state of Pennsylvania Philadelphia (see below) and was harassed by Philadelphia police officers who he says did not understand their own laws....
Continue ReadingACLU Sues City of Philadelphia on Behalf of Gun Rights Activist
Here’s something you weren’t expecting: The ACLU, along with the law firm of McCausland Keen and Buckman have filed a federal lawsuit today against the City of Philadelphia on behalf of Mark Fiorino, a Lansdale resident who was allegedly harassed by Philly cops for carrying a gun, despite his license to carry. Last time Philadelphia Weekly wrote about Fiorino...
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Occupy Philly Performs Street Theater, Says U.S. Senate Worse than Historical Fascists
Occupy Philly held a day of action against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, which, they and other critics contend, would allow the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens on U.S. soil. The crowd of about 30 marched around the city, hitting both Sen. Bob Casey and Sen. Pat Toomey’s offices, among other spots. Both senators voted in favor of the...
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