This video shows The Young Turks reporting on the ruling that Prop 8 has been ruled unconstitutional. This guy, Cenk Uygur, talks a lot of sense on the subject.

According to the panel of three judges, Prop 8 “violated the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment,” as it “serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples.”

What’s flabbergasting is that this is far from over. You’d think that once something had been ruled as unconstitutional that would be that. After all, the constitution is revered absolutely in the U.S. But no.

There will still likely be an appeal to this ruling, and until all due process is followed through this will not come into effect. So gay couples in California will have to wait a little longer before getting wed. Shameful.

University poltics students discuss not only their own government but what they view as wrong with the United States government and policies.

These very well spoken (especially given English is not their first language) Chinese students have a lot of good points not only about what is going on in the US but about their own government.

The world could go a long way if we educate more of our youth to this degree so they can look around at the various governments and perhaps come up with solutions to the problems most countries are having.

I hope all of them go on to do great things.

This video shows Barack Obama meeting an Internet celebrity during his recent Google Plus hangout on YouTube. Wait, what? No way did that actually happen.

You’re right, it didn’t. Keyboard Cat wasn’t present during President Obama’s inaugural Google Plus hangout. But I wish he had have been. Thanks to the power of Conan and video-editing software, Keyboard Cat made an appearance.

I found this funny enough to post it here on WebTVHub despite the fact it’s a clip from the Conan O’Brien show. I can’t stand that guy. He just looks too damn creepy for my taste.

If your interest has now been piqued enough by this spoof to watch the full Google Plus hangout then you can do so right here on WebTVHub. Just don’t say we never do anything for you.

“Against the background of a darkening sky, all of the past Presidents of the United States gather before the White House… In the left hand corner of the painting sits a man.

“That man, with his head bowed appears distraught and hopeless as he contemplates his future. Some of the past Presidents try to console him while looking in the direction of the modern Presidents as if to say, “What have you done?”

Many of these modern Presidents, seemingly oblivious to anything other than themselves, appear to be congratulating each other on their great accomplishments. In front of the man, paper trash is blowing in the wind.

Crumpled dollar bills, legislative documents, and, like a whisper—the U.S. Constitution beneath the foot of Barack Obama.”

Roseanne Barr is officially running to become the Green Party nominee for the 2012 Presidential election. She had joked about it, and most people probably think she’s kidding, but apparently not.

If you were to vote for Barr what would you get? She’s known to be very liberal and keen on green issues. She has also supported the Occupy Wall Street movement from day one.

While I don’t particularly want that loud-mouthed idiot to be President of the United States, it would be amazing to see her elected. Can you imagine the look on the faces of the other candidates? Especially the Republicans.

Let’s be honest, Barr will not become president. She probably won’t even be voted in as the official candidate for the Green Party. But good on her for going through with the laborious process needed to get to this stage.

President Obama recently gave the first virtual interview from the White House, which was broadcast on YouTube and took the form of a Google+ hangout. If you have any interest in politics then it’s definitely worth watching.

Obama is the first U.S. president to truly embrace technology. He did so when he was campaigning to be elected, and has continued to do so throughout his first term in office.

As well as being on Twitter, Facebook, and all the other various social networks out there, Obama has also taken to YouTube to reach out to voters directly.

This video is the full, 50-minute Google+ hangout which sees President Obama answering questions from members of the public. You might not like all his responses, but the mere fact he’s taking part should count for something.

Yep. That Roseanne.

I must admit that this one caught me by surprise because I didn’t know we were talking about the Roseanne from the television show until I started snooping around for videos.

Only then did I realise that I had never known her surname.

Live and learn.

Anyway, Roseanne is running for the Green Party seat, even though she doesn’t expect to win. That smacks of ‘getting some attention for my political party’, ‘I’m bored’, or even both.

Whatever it is, I can’t help but wish her well with it. Though her campaign dreams are certainly a high reach, at least she’s aiming big.

After President Obama suggested that “The Buffet Rule” should be in place for wealthy Americans, Bill Gates was interviewed on BBC concerning this issue.

What he had to say about the topic of raising taxes is something the 99% would like to hear.

When one of the world’s richest people has no problem with giving away more money via taxes, it makes you wonder why the laws aren’t reflecting that attitude. It’s a fact that Gates gives nearly $1 Billion in charity contributions every year.

And just like Buffet, Gates plans to give away a giant chunk of his wealth back- 90% when he dies. Suck on that Steve Jobs!

It is Occupy Oakland versus the Oakland police all over again – and the protesters are still peaceful.

Of all the Occupy protest places, Oakland seems to have the most problems – and the most violence.

Over the weekend the police again clashed with protesters, firing rubber bullets, flash-bangs and tear gas into the crowd.

It seems more and more clear the police there are not interested in peaceful protests – from the video this one is clearly escalated by the police.

Does anyone recall the days when the police were there to serve and protect the public rather than corporate power?

Bill Maher is usually a guy I look up to when it comes to being a skeptic. His film Religious was a great documentary in my opinion. Still, it turns out that someone who questions organized religion doesn’t necessarily question the US government on piracy issues.

I’m glad the guests in this clip were there to set him straight.

While he admits to not knowing all the facts when it comes to the SOPA bill, I’m surprised he has such a strong opinion about opposing it. Sure, it’s perfectly reasonable to get upset about losing money on a film you made, but you have to also take into account that the industry is changing.

Oh, Bill, can’t you see that making money off of DVD sales is a dying way of generating revenue from movies? Next time come up with a better marketing and distribution strategy that embraces new technology.

This video features the State of The Union Address for 2012 in full, thanks to PBS. It’s well worth a watch if you’re interested in politics.

I’m not going to claim to have watched the 2012 State of The Union in full. I’m British, and contrary to popular belief in the U.S., the world does not revolve around the United States. We’ve all got our own crap going on.

One line I did hear was how apparently the war in Iraq has made the United States “safer and more respected around the world.” Really? Er, I wouldn’t be so sure about either of those points, Mr. President.

Reviews of how Obama fared giving the 2012 State of The Union Address range from awe-inspiring to truly terrible, depending on which side of the political fence the reviewers reside.

There are a number of out-dated laws still in effect and being enforced, one of which is actually dancing at a national memorial. After one woman was arrested for dancing, a group of five people decided to come back and protest…

The result of that protest can be seen here.

While a lot of people would like to side with the police and ask, “Why the hell would you dance at the Jefferson memorial?” the better question is, “Why can’t you?” As long as you’re not harming anyone I don’t see why you deserve to be choked.

I’m pretty sure there are better ways of serving the public than policing where people shake their hips.

Ron Paul’s son was detained and missed his flight due to refusing to be pat-down by the TSA.

Coincidentally, here’s a video of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Hearing last year where he expresses his disdain for the pat-downs.

I’ve never been subjected to an inappropriate pat-down before, but it certainly does happen. Sen. Rand Paul apparently set off an alarm on the airport’s full-body scanner near his knee area. After rolling up his pant leg showing that he didn’t have any “metal plates,” he refused to be touched.

No one wants to be treated like criminals. While I don’t agree with all of his political stances, I’m glad that a senator is willing to stand up and make this point.

“What if elections don’t matter?”

He’s only asking questions, but they are questions every American should think about before the government completely destroys the Constitution meant to protect the people.

It’s already been happening. Haven’t you heard that Obama can now put put any American citizen to death without due process?

If that doesn’t wake up Americans, I don’t know what will.

This turned into a bit of a ’support Ron Paul’ thing at the end, but that doesn’t really matter. The bulk of it consists of questions that every American should not only be thinking about but asking as well.

“Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona says in a video on her campaign website she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago.” – YT

Gabrielle Giffords’ name skyrocketed in to popularity a year ago when an assassination attempt left her with a shot to the head, six people dead and twelve others wounded.

“Today, Gabrielle is proving once again that she is a true public servant — putting the needs of her constituents ahead of her own,” said Israel (D-Dix Hills), who represents the 2nd Congressional District in New York, in the statement.

For those of you that illegally download music or watch movies online, you may be disappointed to find out that megaupload.com is no longer up. Due to a court case, the 4 owners of the site are in jail and their property has been sized.

Online hacktivist group Anonymous, responded by temporarily shutting sites like Justice.gov and FBI.gov.

I for one, am against SOPA and PIPA and glad that Anonymous is involved with fighting back for the freedoms that currently exist on the internet. Organized activism is always a good choice to fight back, especially when there are more of “us” than “them.”

Thank god for other fileshareing hosts for not shutting down.

When you’re the President of the United States of America you can pretty much do what you want. But that doesn’t mean you necessarily should do.

Are you listening, President Obama?

Taking to the stage at a campaign fundraiser, President Obama referenced Al Green in the audience, and then proceeded to sing a couple of lines from his classic song, Let’s Stay Together. Oh dear.

OK, so he didn’t do a bad job of it really. But still. This is the President of the United States of America, and I don’t really want to see him serenading a crowd of rich people in order to garner donations.

The choice of song obviously had meaning though. For “Let’s Stay Together,” read “Please don’t vote me out!”

Another day, another Hitler in his bunker being informed of the latest news video spoof. This one is about SOPA, PIPA, and MegaUpload.

Thanks to this meme I’ve seen this segment of Downfall (the movie it’s taken from) more times than I care to mention. Thankfully most of the spoofs which use it are worth watching. And this one is no exception.

It deals with the fallout of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), and the taking down of MegaUpload the day after half the Web blacked out content to protest the bills.

This is surely what YouTube was made for: it’s an entertaining video which also seeks to make a serious point. And it does so by using copyrighted content. How ironic.

Not sure what all this ‘blackout’ SOPA/PIPA stuff is all about? This video helps explain.

Tell Congress not to censor the internet NOW! – fightforthefuture.org/pipa

Governments have been trying to figure out ways to control the internet for a long time; this is just one more big push in their efforts.

Like many people, I’m seeing this bill as the way for the government to make a push on a big snowball. This goes through and things will just get bigger and bigger.

The best and the worst things about humanity exist on the internet, but that is the best thing about it. Why let governments control it?

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) are still working their way through Congress and the Internet needs to pull together to let politicians know they back these flawed bills without the support of the general public.

SOPA and PIPA are important bills that need fighting against. I’d love for everyone to educate themselves about SOPA and PIPA, but I know most won’t.

All you really need to know is: 1. These initiatives are using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. 2. They simply won’t work. 3. Most of what the entertainment industry spouts about piracy/file-sharing is pure conjecture.

This video seeks to point out some of the flaws in this one-sided explanation video of SOPA and PIPA from Viacom. And it does so exceptionally well.