GOP Defends Immigration Reform.. Senator To Retire.. Lawmaker Comes Out

April 23, 2013 Subscribe · Forward GOP Leaders Defend Immigration Reform After Boston Attack House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) each said Monday that the Boston Marathon bombings should not scuttle efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform.  Continue reading... Senate Democrat To Retire Lawmaker Comes Out During Gay Marriage Debate Presented by HuffPost Politics Sanford Botches American History Krystle Campbell Funeral To Be Guarded From Westboro Protesters By Boston Teamsters Boston Bombing Suspects Did Not Have Gun Licenses Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Will Not Be Treated As Enemy Combatant: White House Drug Testing Drama Prompts State Legislature To Make Interesting Choice State Finishes Effort To Eliminate Gender Bias In Statutes Facebook Post Pondering A Drone Strike On Watertown Goes Viral In Pakistan Krystle Campbell Funeral To Be Guarded From Westboro Protesters By Boston Teamsters Drug Testing Drama Prompts State Legislature To Make Interesting Choice ADAM LEVIN Hate Universal Background Checks? Meet the Gun Score Maybe we should create a risk assessment tool for gun worthiness. In all seriousness, shouldn't all Americans -- especially those who manufacture and sell guns -- welcome the prospect of better predictability given the news of late? Continue reading... ROBERT REICH The Xenophobe Party The so-called "war on terror" is a war without end. If we arrest American citizens and hold them indefinitely without trials, without lawyers, and without the protection of our system of justice, because we suspect they have ties with terrorists, where will that end? Continue reading... JOHN HUTSON The Guantanamo Mess The president should appoint a person of unquestioned stature and experience to work within the Administration and Congress to effectuate his long standing Executive Order to close Gitmo. No committees, no studies, no more analysis. Appoint someone to get it done. Continue reading... MICHAEL GERHARDT 13 Forgotten Presidents These thirteen men, whom I deem the most forgotten, demonstrate that no one who serves as president, even for just a few weeks, has left the office or our Constitution untouched. Continue reading... ANTHONY D. ROMERO The Constitution Applies to All Americans, No Matter What They Are Accused Of It all began in Boston -- when a group of brave colonists resisted the yoke of a despotic king and sought freedom. Protecting Tsarnaev's constitutional rights is the best tribute we could give to the storied legacy of that great city where our freedoms and rights first took hold. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003