“Two years ago, I believed that civil unions were a fair alternative,” he said at a press conference. “Those beliefs, in my case, have since changed. The concept of a ‘separate but equal’ institution is not something that I can…
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Who is More Republican?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 41 Comments
Here’s a column from Dan Weintraub of the Sacramento Bee that ran in this morning’s Register. Weintraub is a former Register columnist. The column itself is exceptional when constrasted with columns posted on the Flash Report over the weekend and…
Governor Passes the Buck on Iraq
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
The Governor’s action means there won’t be a measure on the February ballot to let Californian’s have a say on what we should do in Iraq. And that’s too bad. Here’s his letter to the Legislature:  To the Members of the…
Lou Correa &The Governator, Missing Their Chance to Fix Our Broken Health Care System
by Andrew Davey • • 7 Comments
Last night, I got some good news and some not-so-good news from Sacramento. The good news is that the Assembly and Senate passed AB 8, the bill that would actually make health care more accessible and affordable for more Californians.…
What Do YOU Think: Should Laguna Hills Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries?
by Andrew Davey • • 3 Comments
This morning, I found something interesting in The Register. Apparently on Tuesday, the Laguna Hills City Council approved the introduction of an ordinance banning the distribution of medical marijuana. Specifically, the city is afraid of seeing medical marijuana dispensaries open…
Republicans, tax breaks, and yachts
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
 Schwarzenegger kills a $55-million initiative that helps the mentally ill, then signs the budget. Counties and cities can fund it, an aide says. On Friday Governor Schwarzenegger signed the 7-week delayed State budget. Before he signed it he did…
What Do YOU Think: Should Medical Marijuana Patients Get Their Medicine Back?
by Andrew Davey • • 3 Comments
If police officers seize marijuana legally kept by a medical marijuana patient, should they have to give the property back? This is what The Register wrote about today, and this is what I’m wondering today. After all, California voters chose…
