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David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
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Tag Archives: Constitution
Martyrs, heroes, and the government
Social conservatives opposed to gay marriage have to decide what to do with Kim Davis, now sitting in a jail cell because she refused to issue marriage licenses–to anyone. She also refused to authorize anyone else in her office to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bill of Rights, Constitution, contempt of court, David L. Bunning, Democrat, Dorothy Day, gay rights, government, guns, judges, Kentucky, Kim Davis, law, marriage, Martin Luther King, Megan Rice, Mike Huckabee, Quakers, religion, Republican, slavery, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz
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The new politics of gay marriage, 2 (the losers).
The Obergefell decision was a resounding defeat for opponents of same sex marriage, and the groups at the core of the anti-equality (traditional marriage?) movement are casting about for new ways to continue their battle. It’s going to be tough. … Continue reading
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Tagged amendment, backlash, Ben Carson, Coalition for Marriage and Family, Concerned Women for America, Constitution, countermovements, David Blankehnorn, Dred Scott, Focus on the Family, Goodridge v. Department of Health, Jeb Bush, Lindsey Graham, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage, Massachusetts Family Institute, National Organization for Marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges, Rick Santorum, Roe v. Wade, Scott Walker, Supreme Court, Supreme Judicial Court, VoteonMarriage
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Uniting against the US: BLM and Cliven Bundy
Cliven Bundy, a rancher in Nevada, has been grazing his cattle on public land in Clark County for free for more than twenty years. (The story is all over, but you can find a succinct summary at the new site, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bureau of Land Management, cattle, Cliven Bundy, Constitution, David Koresh, Glenn Beck, land, Nevada, polzarization, ranching, Randy Weaver, tea party, Vox
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What courts can/ will do
Today’s news provides more data on the extent and limits of the judiciary as a venue for social movements: A federal appellate panel (9th district) has upheld District Judge Vaughn R. Walker’s decision to strike down California’s ban on same … Continue reading
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Tagged animal rights, Constitution, courts, legal sytem, marriage, orca, PETA, same sex marriage, Sea World, slavery, Vaughan Walker, whales
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Occupy the Constitution
At least several hundred protesters marched after the Tournament of Roses Parade, drawing some cheers, some boos, and extensive media coverage. (Occupy the Rose Parade and the Hollywood Alist estimated 5,000 Occupy marchers.) Parades are occasions for spectacle and theater, … Continue reading
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Tagged amendments, Constitution, Newt Gingrich, Occupy, Rose Parade, tea party
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The Tea Party’s electoral dilemma
Our Constitution presents a recurring dilemma for social movements: routine elections. Right after the Republicans won massive gains in the 2010 elections–and the Tea Party claimed a great deal of credit for those victories–conservative activists shifted their attention to the … Continue reading
Dead Heroes, Martin Luther King, and Original Intent
In the fall of 2001 I sat on a committee charged with planning the program for Martin Luther King Day here at UC Irvine. American armed forces were then just entering Afghanistan, seeking Osama Bin Laden, and fighting to oust … Continue reading