Proposition 23's supporters are willing to spend a fortune to convince voters in California to wield "majority-rule" veto power to roll back AB 32, the clean energy bill. The bill was enacted to phase California off of dirty fossil fuels by gradually cutting greenhouse emission levels in California starting in 2012. One of the bill's provisions, allowed the governor to use his "veto" power to … [Read more...]
End the Silent Segregation in the U.S. Military
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In 1948 President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981 proclaiming that “there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin.”Following the President’s order, desegregation and integration of blacks in the armed service met with resistance despite being a major civil rights victory for … [Read more...]
What Free Enterprise Nation Actually Means
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Free Enterprise Nation (FEN) claims to be an organization “fighting Big Government, taxes and debt.”The themes of “Big Government” and “taxes” are effective messaging tools for provoking angry public responses as the recent corporate-backed Tea-Party movement has demonstrated.According to Tampa Bay.com, last September, two prominent GOP Florida donors, James MacDougald of St. … [Read more...]
Senator Orin Hatch: Judicial Activism Cuts Both Ways
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Judicial Activistism on the Supreme Court?During Elena Kagan’s politically charged senate confirmation hearing, some Republican senators tried in vain to create criticism of Obama’s Supreme Court nominee because she was U.S. Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall’s law clerk. In fact, the late Supreme Court justice’s name was invoked 35 times.Utah Republican Senator Orin Hatch painted … [Read more...]
How Big Oil Controlled the U.S. Photovoltaic Industry
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We could have been steadily weaned off of oil consumption by now through solar technology development in the United States. Instead we are facing the worst environmental oil spill in history. In 1974, Congress enacted the Solar Energy Research Development and Demonstration Act to stem the nation’s dependence on oil. In the following years, the government spent $6 billion to improve photovoltaic … [Read more...]
Divisive Rhetoric Will Not Solve Illegal Immigration Problem
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Congressman Brian Bilbray never misses an opportunity to air his illegal immigration rhetoric on local and national news. In May, after President Obama met with Mexican President Calderon, Bilbray declared: “When President Obama says ‘pathway to citizenship’ he really means amnesty for the 10-20 million illegal immigrants within our borders.”Bilbray is simply wrong. An earned … [Read more...]
Amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Would Give Equality to All Americans
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark act which had far reaching effects protecting people’s constitutional rights against racial segregation.In 1967, the United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia struck down Virginia’s “Racial Integrity Act of 1924” ending all state race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States.Currently, some states allow … [Read more...]
Proposition 16: Bad for Californians
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California allows cities and counties to purchase electricity or develop it locally through an energy provider of their choice. Currently, 68% of California’s electricity is generated by investor-owned utilities. Proposition 16, on the June 8 primary ballot, would alter local government’s ability to develop electricity service and is bad for California’s residents and businesses.Pacific … [Read more...]
Drill-Baby-Drill Off Shore: A Prescription for Environmental Disaster
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The U.S. Interior’s Mineral Management Service estimates 11 billion barrels of crude oil along the West Coast, including 1 billion barrels in our regional area. In 2006, Congressman Brian Bilbray voted for HR 4761, the “Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act”, which if passed by the Senate, would have lifted the offshore drilling ban off the coast of California.According to Source Watch, … [Read more...]
Congress Must Make Sure Mexico Deals with Its Economic Problems
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Recently, Arizona enacted its own immigration bill which potentially usurps the federal government’s authority to regulate immigration.California Congressman Brian Bilbray, Chair of the Immigration Reform Committee, and former FAIR lobbyist, offers no real solutions to the immigration debate. In response to Arizona’s new radical immigration bill, Bilbray supported its legality and … [Read more...]
High Time to Rethink the Cost of Wars
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The National Priorities Project estimates that it cost the U.S. taxpayers $1.05 trillion dollars to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars through the end of Fiscal Year 2010. In March, the administration appeared again on Capital Hill to ask for another $33 billion to support the “surge” in Afghanistan. (please watch the video that appears at the end of this article)Why have we so readily … [Read more...]
Revitalized Manufacturing Base Will Stabilize U.S. Economy
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For far too long our government has allowed our manufacturing jobs to be outsourced to foreign countries. Recently the Blue-Green Alliance, a partnership between labor and environmental groups, called for a comprehensive industrial policy and commitment to rebuild America with green technology and products.The public should ask both government and corporate America this question: Should … [Read more...]
Costs of War to Climb as Congress Votes to Continue Military Occupation
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On March 10, 2010, Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich brought up a resolution to pull our troops out of Afghanistan within the next year. The bill was drafted to make Congress "claim responsibility for the troop casualties."Courageously, Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul was independent enough to support the resolution to debate the issue. Unfortunately for the American public, the measure … [Read more...]
We Must Heal the Human Toll of War
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One of the most debilitating obstacles facing military personnel who have fought in the Gulf, Iraqi and Afghanistan wars just as those veterans who have served in previous wars is traumatic brain injuries and post traumatic stress. We must ensure that our veterans are not dumped on our streets but are cared for when they return home suffering service-related stress and traumatic brain injuries. … [Read more...]
California Congressmen Have Not Lifted a Finger to Investigate Skyrocketing Insurance Premium Increases
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Californian Congressmen Brian Bilbray and Darrell Issa recently toured a Carlsbad Toyota car dealership to “investigate” the Toyota faulty gas pedals that have been causing car crashes and deaths. But what about people who get into accidents and need health care or those faced with escalating premium costs?About 2.5 million Californians have individual insurance plans. Recently, Well … [Read more...]
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