FRANKFORT — State Rep. Darryl Owens, D-Louisville, prefiled a bill Tuesday that would delete a ban on dueling in the state oath of office.
Owens said the dueling language in the state oath takes away the dignity of public swearing-in ceremonies for new state officeholders.
The oath in the state Constitution says, "...I, being a citizen of this state, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons within this State nor out of it, nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, nor have I acted as second in carrying a challenge, nor aided or assisted any person thus offending, so help me God."
When this part of the oath is read publicly, Owens said, the audience usually breaks into laughter, marring the solemn occasion.
I will always remember Teddy as the ultimate example for all of us who seek to serve, a hero for those Americans in the shadow of life who so desperately needed one. ~Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.)
Senator Kennedy was unmatched in his compassion and in his willingness to stand with those who often lacked a champion. ~Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Eric Sutherland, the founder of the Holler Poets spoken-word series, will speak on Saturday at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning about how people can become activists through their writing.
Activists are frequently among the readers during the series, which began last year. During the session, Sutherland will revisit works by such writers and will lead participants in creating their own activist art. Sutherland took time last week to answer some questions about what he'll discuss.
...there’s a point at which realism shades over into weakness, and progressives increasingly feel that the administration is on the wrong side of that line. It seems as if there is nothing Republicans can do that will draw an administration rebuke: Senator Charles E. Grassley feeds the death panel smear, warning that reform will “pull the plug on grandma,” and two days later the White House declares that it’s still committed to working with him.
It’s hard to avoid the sense that Mr. Obama has wasted months trying to appease people who can’t be appeased, and who take every concession as a sign that he can be rolled.
Indeed, no sooner were there reports that the administration might accept co-ops as an alternative to the public option than G.O.P. leaders announced that co-ops, too, were unacceptable.
Sexual liberation does not mean we don’t care, don’t think and don’t take responsibility. Sexual liberation is the opposite, it is that we as gay men do care about the sex we have, we own the choices we make, we take responsibility for being honest about our choices and respecting those of others in our community.
A new sexual liberation manifesto for gay men, which I hope to work on with others this year, will be one of acknowledgment, love and celebration. Sexual liberation embraces these different spaces and paths in the world, it creates a community that says glow your own way, for your light is beautiful, your light deserves to shine unhindered in our gay world.
