Articles by Richard Mathews
Richard M. Mathews is a software developer and manager. He represents the North Valley Democratic Club on the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley.
The California budget process is broken due to the requirement for a two-thirds vote to pass the budget.
I would like to suggest a different procedure that preserves the minority protections of the two-thirds requirement while …
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In a November 25 editorial (“Prop. 11’s point”), the Los Angeles Times stated, “California is supposed to end up with a lot more of those evenly balanced districts.” The Times …
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I wrote recently about how Democratic presidents create many more jobs than do Republican presidents. What about the rest of the economy?
I don’t want to talk down the economy as George …
Many people are saying it is too late for impeachment. “Bush will be out of office shortly anyway.” “Congress could never impeach and remove him before he is gone.” “We have to …
A recent poll asked whether private companies, Congress, or the president has the most to do with creating new jobs. I find it amusing when pollsters ask for opinions on something that is purely factual. …









