Category: Issues

Mar 26

The President Has Not Been Exonerated- In addition to demanding the release of the Mueller report, Congress must examine actions by William Barr that call into question the AG’s objectivity. By John NicholsTwitter

  https://www.thenation.com/article/mueller-barr-exoneration-trump-nadler/ Attorney General William Barr’s four-page summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 22-month investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by the president and those around him was summed up by House Judiciary Committee member Jamie Raskin. “I don’t want to read the Cliff notes version of Macbeth,” observed Raskin. “I want to read Macbeth itself.” …

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Jan 07

California Dems offer preview of party’s 2020 agenda

California Democrats are putting the finishing touches on what may be the most ambitiously liberal session in decades, offering a potential preview of the national party’s agenda ahead of the 2020 presidential contest. The legislature’s agenda this year includes expanding access to higher education and health care, parental leave, environmental initiatives aimed at reining in …

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Nov 01

California Democratic Party Statewide Office Endorsements | Ballot Proposition

CLICK TO ACCESS ENDORSEMENT AND BALLOT INFO http://www.sanbernardinodemocrats.org/

Jan 30

NYT- Can Democrats Follow #MeToo to Victory?- Reporter Thomas B. Edsall JAN. 18, 2018

 Many think the issue of sexual harassment — embodied in the #MeToo movement — will work to the advantage of Democrats in upcoming elections. A mid-December NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey gave the party a three to one advantage over Republicans on the matter. But it is hardly guaranteed to do so. Views of sexual …

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Jan 30

Why SB-1 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 is needed

Text of this bipartisan approved bill here at this link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1 The recall against our State Senator SD29 is unwarranted considering the following. In fact, he promoted a Constitutional amendment to assure the monies allocated would be spent on only the road repair projects. Read on: The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: …

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Oct 06

Time Magazine: California Just Became a ‘Sanctuary State.’ Here’s What That Means

http://time.com/4960233/california-sanctuary-state-donald-trump/ Thank you Gov. Brown! California Just Became a ‘Sanctuary State.’ Here’s What That Means Katy Steinmetz Oct 05, 2017 California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a so-called “sanctuary state” bill that will limit cooperation between local officials and federal immigration enforcement. The measure is one of the most high-profile ways that Democrats in …

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Jul 25

Why we must Impeach Donald J. Trump

Donald Trump News, Analysis and Opinion from POLITICO Follow the latest news each day to see the reason we must Impeach click on the link http://www.politico.com/news/donald-trump              

Jul 03

Stop the Recall- Do Not Sign!

The campaign opposing the recall of California Sen. Josh Newman unveiled a lawsuit Thursday calling on a judge to stop the effort from moving forward. The suit, filed in Sacramento County by three Newman supporters, alleges that the petition to remove the freshman Democrat from office violates California election law with false statements about the …

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Apr 03

Read LA Times Opinion Section, Apr. 2, 2017 “Our Dishonest President”

http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-our-dishonest-president/

Feb 06

What the Wisdom of Aesop from Ancient Greece means to us today

Who Said “United We Stand Divided We Fall”? While it seems like “United we stand divided we fall” would be the war cry of some famous soldier, its actual first recorded use dates back to Aesop and his fables. This quote can be found as a direct statement in “The Four Oxen and the Lion.” …

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