This guy, Jamie Raskin, is running for a seat in the Maryland State Senate, and he said this to some religious right senator when she stated that same sex marriage should be unconstitutional because it goes against biblical principles:

"People place their hand on the Bible and swear to uphold the Constitution," Raskin said. "They don't put their hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."

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just putting that out there . . . peaceful and respectful responses welcomed.

Cost of Basic education for everyone in the world per year: $6 Billion
Cosmetics in the United States per year: $8 Billion
Cost of Water and sanitation for everyone in the world per year: $9
Billion
Ice cream in Europe per year: $11 Billion
Number of people worldwide who will die as a result of malnutrition
this
year: 20 Million
Number of people who could be adequately fed using land freed if
Americans
reduced their intake of meat by just 10% per year: 100 Million

Something's not right here.