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California Redistricting Proposition Is A Step In The Right Direction 2008-09-26 00:28:44 The Issue: California
Voters will consider Proposition
11- The Redistricting Constitutional Amendment and Statute on the November ballot. This measure would establish a committee of 14 citizen volunteers to change the Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization Districts every 10 years. Is the Redistricting Constitutional Amendment and Statute the correct choice for California [...] Read more:Right
, Direction
Clinton, Republicans And The Media Blame Democrats For Financial Crisis 2008-09-25 15:24:47 The Issue: Republicans
have begun to blame Democratic leaders for the current financial crisis. They are claiming that the opportunity to increase regulation and accountability with Freddy Mac and Fannie May, whose buyout was the catalyst to the current financial situation was thwarted by Democrats
years ago. [See the clip above. Note- Fox News has [...] Read more:Clinton
, Blame
, Financial
, Crisis
Congress Has Until Friday To Pass $700 Billion Bailout Bill 2008-09-24 20:37:00 The Issue: The current session of Congress
goes to recess this Friday
to campaign for their respective re-elections or to campaign for their respective presidential candidates. If Congress has not approved a spending bill to bail out the Wall Street investment firms currently seeking aid for their bad debt, it is doubtful they will recieve aid [...] Read more:Until
America Needs Alternative Energy, Not Domestic Drilling 2008-09-24 03:18:18 The Issue: Congressional Democrats have conceded to allowing the 25-year moratorium on offshore drilling expire, allowing the oil that lies beneath the Pacific Coast to be subject to development. With the recent rise in the cost of oil, consumers have seen an increase in the price of gas up to $4 a gallon. Is domestic [...] Read more:America
, Needs
, Alternative
, Energy
, Domestic
, Alternative Energy
Governor’s May Revise Slows California Budget Process 2008-09-23 17:51:07 The Issue: Many have become critics of the California
Budget Process
, and with good reason. It is a difficult bill to pass, especially with a Republican governor and enough GOP legislatures in each house to block the bill. Many have criticized the 2/3 majority required to pass the budget, claiming it is too high a [...] Read more:Governor
, Slows
Ron Paul Opposes Bush’s $700 Billion Bailout 2008-09-23 14:13:27 Ron Paul, a Republican Congressman from Texas and former candidate for the presidency opposes the Bailout Program currently under discussion in Congress. This should come as no surprise, Ron Paul used to be a Libertarian and opposes just about every form of government regulation, at least at the Federal Level.
Ron Paul recently wrote an editorial [...] Read more:Ron Paul
Bailout Plan Moves Too Much Economic Control To President 2008-09-23 03:41:19 The Issue: The Unites States Congress is working with President
Bush to draft a bill that will spend $700 Billion buying bad debt from lenders this week. This bill is a response to the crash occurring in the Wall Street lending market. Congress has suggested several ways that the plan can be altered.
Congressional [...] Read more:Economic
, Control
California Budget Problem Is Partisanship- Not The 2/3 Rule! 2008-09-22 21:27:34 The Issue: California
’s budget spent a record 84 days passing the California State Budget. Some argue that lowering the required vote to pass the budget in the Legislature (2/3 in each house) would break the budget deadlock. Would lowering the threshold required to pass a budget in California improve the California budget process?
When Governor Schwarzenegger [...] Read more:Problem
Bush’s $700 Billion Bailout A Bad Idea 2008-09-21 17:06:57 The Issue: George Bush has proposed a $700 Billion spending bill that will be used to bail out troubled United States lenders. According to National Public Radio (NPR), Congress is also considering raising the cap on the National Debt from $10.6 Trillion to $11.3 Trillion. Is President Bush’s proposed bill the appropriate policy [...]
California Democrats Majority of Voters In State 2008-09-21 11:23:54 The California
Secretary of State
’s Office released the state’s official voter registration totals showing the number of registered voters by political affiliation as of 60 days before election day. According to those numbers, the Democratic Party is the majority party in the state of California.
View the Secretary of State Office’s report here.
According to the [...] Read more:Democrats
, Majority
, Voters
California Proposition 4 Creates Reasonable Restrictions On Abortion 2008-10-13 19:41:13 The Issue: CaliforniaProposition
4, the Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy Constitutional Amendment, will be considered by California voters this November. This measure would require notification of a parent, guardian or family member 48 hours before an abortion is performed. Is Proposition 4 the correct direction for California’s soc Read more:Creates
, Reasonable
, Restrictions
California Propositions Will Make The Budget Situation Worse 2008-10-13 02:06:03 The Issue: California
voters will be deciding on 12 ballot initiatives when they vote on November 4. Of the 12 propositions, 6 require some sort of mandated spending or bond (not including measures that will require additional expense for agencies to enact them). California lawmakers already have trouble balancing our budget at it’s current [...]
California Governor Hopeful John Garamendi Opposes Most Propositions 2008-10-10 22:25:26 The Issue: California
Lieutenant Governor
and candidate for Governor in 2010 John Garamendi spoke in a podcast on The California Majority Report Thursday. During the podcast he explained his position on 11 of the 12 propositions on the California ballot.
Listen to the podcast from The California Majority Report here.
During the podcast, Garamendi spoke of [...] Read more:Hopeful
California Lawmakers Should Cut Budget To Match Revenue Losses 2008-10-10 15:23:04 The Issue: California
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been meeting this week with the State Assembly and Senate party leadership in an attempt to negotiate cuts to the California budget. Budget cuts have been imminent since the passage of the budget in light of the decreases in revenue the state has seen this year.
The Big Five (Governor [...] Read more:Match
, Revenue
, Losses
Survey: Californians Say Obama Won 2nd Debate 2 to 1 2008-10-10 01:03:57 The Issue: According to a poll conducted immediately after the second debate with California voters, Obama
is considered to have been the “clear winner” by a margin of 2 to 1.
SurveyUSA is “an independent, non-partisan, full-service opinion research firm that conducts scientific research for media, government, and private-sector clients. By many measures, SurveyUSA is [...] Read more:Debate
California Business Roundtable Avoids Social Issue Prop Stances 2008-10-10 00:09:43 The Issue: The CaliforniaBusinessRoundtable
, a non-partisan coalition of California business leaders are following suit with most of California’s public organizations and posted it’s positions on the California ballot propositions that will appear on the November ballot. The most intriguing thing about their stances is that they took a “no position” stance on [...] Read more:Social
Prop 11: Most Important Prop, No One Knows What It Is! 2008-10-08 04:02:02 The Issue: California voters will be deciding whether or not to enact Proposition 11 regarding California redistricting on the November ballot. According to a poll conducted by telephone by SurveyUSA, 59% of likely voters are not certain regarding their vote on Prop 11. This number has increased since last week, when that number was 49%.
According [...]
California Teachers Association Takes Positions Unrelated To Education 2008-10-07 03:27:33 The Issue: The California
Teachers Association, the California Labor Union the advocates for the K-12 teachers in the state has released their positions on the California Propositions on the November ballot. While they did not take a position on all of the propositions, they took positions on a few that seem unrelated to the [...] Read more:Unrelated
, Education
Independent Expenditures Are A Political Loophole 2008-10-06 21:39:57 The Issue: The Sacramento Bee reported today that independent expenditures, committees who support candidates financially with or without a candidate’s permission have spent in excess of $1 million so far in California State election races. This is not including the amount of money that has been contributed directly to candidates within the state limits.
An Independent [...]
Veto Overrides Are A Political Attack On Schwarzenegger 2008-10-05 16:23:36 The Issue: Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (Democrat from Los Angeles) has been raising clout over the idea of overriding the 415 vetoes issued by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
last week. Feeling that Schwarzenegger did not give adequate review to at least 136 of the vetoes that were given a generic veto message, Bass plans to call [...]
State of California Needs 7 Billion Dollars 2008-10-04 20:56:40 The Issue: California
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote a letter to US Secretary of State
Henry Paulson notifying him that the State of California might need a $7 billion loan in the next few weeks in order to make major payments needed by the state until quarterly taxes can be collected. Normally this type of short-term [...] Read more:Needs
VP Debate is Battle of Style vs. Substance 2008-10-03 15:50:22 On 10-2-08, Vice Presidential candidates Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin engaged in their first and only debate. Both did what they set out to do, but Joe Biden came out victorious. Read more:Debate
, Battle
, Style
, Substance
Schwarzenegger Signs Public Campaign Finance Law 2008-10-02 23:56:29 The Issue: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
signed AB 583 into law late Tuesday night. The law is a pilot program to try out public financing in California. The only office that is now eligible for public financing is Secretary of State. The funding for public financing will be from voluntary donations that Californians can make [...] Read more:Public
, Campaign
Prop 6 Is Unnecessary Prison Spending 2008-10-02 00:46:56 The Issue: California voters will consider Proposition 6- The Criminal Penalties and Laws, Public Safety Funding Statute in the election this November. The proposition will mandate additional spending to create new criminal justice programs and expand existing ones. Is the Criminal Penalties and Laws, Public Safety Funding Statute the correct public policy for California?
The Legislative [...] Read more:Prison
, Spending
California Democratic and Republican Party’s Positions On The Propositions 2008-10-01 15:17:15 Below are the 12 propositions on the California
ballot this November. Each proposition has a description (taken from the Legislative Analyst’s Office) and the position of the Republican
and Democratic
Parties on the propositon (taken from The California Republican Party
Website and The California Democratic Party Website).
Observations: The parties generally disagree (not surprisi
Schwarzenegger Signs Bill To Build A New Casino In California 2008-10-01 01:25:47 The Issue: California
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
signed into law a new Gaming Compact with the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians that will allow for the construction of the Red Hawk Casino
in Shingle Springs, CA. The Compact, if approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will generate funds for the state amounting to 20-25% [...] Read more:Build
Schwarzenegger Vetoes Health Care Bills 2008-09-30 20:55:23 The Issue: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
has vetoed two bills aimed at health care reforms. The First, SB 840 authored by State Senator Sheila Kuehl (Democrat, 23rd Senate District) that would create a single-payer universal health care system. The second was SB 981 authored by Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata (Democrat, 9th Senate [...] Read more:Health
, Bills
, Health Care
Debate: Obama wins Fiscal Policy, McCain wins Foreign Policy 2008-09-30 19:08:44 The Issue: The first of a four debate series with three debates between Senators John McCain
and Barack Obama
and one debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden took place last Friday, September 26, 2008 at the University of Mississippi. With both parties claiming victory in the debate and the pundits supporting their [...] Read more:Debate
, Policy
, Foreign
, Foreign Policy
Budget Delay Causes Schwarzenegger Vetoes 2008-09-30 17:47:36 The Issue: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
has become the California Governor with the highest percentage of vetoes. Assuming he continues at the current rate of vetoing, he will deny 32.6% of bills. Arnold still has roughly 300 bills to review before tomorrow night and blames the extremely late California state budget for vetoing many budgets.
Governor [...] Read more:Delay
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