Though he agrees Amendment One is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Tuesday that Republicans in the General Assembly who have long-faught the amendment have a right to intervene. In doing so, House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger are allowed to appeal to the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
And so it continues. A second, unidentified health care worker in Dallas who cared for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease. This comes three days after a health care worker in the same hospital tested positive. The CDC says a breach in protocol led to the contamination.
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that would have shuttered abortion clinics around the state. The law would have required abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at hospitals and that clinics meet the standards of “ambulatory surgical centers.” Thirteen will resume operation.
A man is being treated for Google Glass addiction. “San Diego doctors say the 31-year-old man ‘exhibited significant frustration and irritability related to not being able to use his Google Glass.’ He has a history of substance abuse, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, they say.”
This article appears in Oct 15-21, 2014.
They must have found a Republican judge.
I wonder why no one has challenged the amendment based on it being placed on a Primary rather than General election ballot. You know, a Primary where Republicans had numerous presidential candidates and Democrats were running an incumbent so they knew that Independent and Democrat participation would be minimal and Republican participation would be significant.
Would you buy a used car from these guys?