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April 3, 2012 Katy Grimes: Proposition 209, a constitutional amendment that prohibits the government from granting educational or employment preferences to individuals based on race, was surprisingly upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday. The 9th Circuit had already
Read MoreClimate Change Can Wait For Nov. Election
Katy Grimes: Taking a page from national political campaigns, California’s highly politically charged Air Resources Board made a surprise decision yesterday to postpone the first cap and trade auction from August to November — after the November election. At an
Read MoreFree Speech Under Attack in Sac
Katy Grimes: Silencing dissenting political opinions is a tactic used throughout history when one political party dominates. In Democratically-dominated California, some on the left are trying to gin up interest in silencing talk radio. Across the U.S., there have been
Read MoreCA Pols Calling For Change To U.S. Constitution
Katy Grimes: California Democrats are pushing for Congress to amend the United States Constitution, and impose limits on political corporate contributions. Really. At issue is the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision. In January 2010, the United States Supreme Court reached the landmark
Read More‘Unemployed’ Protected From Employers
Katy Grimes: The state is trying to prevent employers from legally looking into the employment backgrounds of job applicants. A bill claiming to “protect” the unemployed from discrimination by potential employers is making its way through the Legislature. The government
Read MoreLord Mockton Debunks Global ‘Warming’
MARCH 22, 2012 By KATY GRIMES A visit to California from Lord Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, promised to be full of his telltale wit, knowledge and controversy, as well as plenty of science. Lord Monckton did not
Read MoreLive Like You’re A Liberal
MARCH 20, 2012 Songs and books have been written about the importance of living every day as if it will be your last. While a seemingly noble concept, living out each day indulging in special moments and treats instead of
Read MoreGirl Scout Oath Makes Some Bristle
Katy Grimes: On the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts, the California Legislature honored the organization with a resolution today, by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont. The resolution notes “the Girl Scouts’ century-long commitment to building girls of courage, confidence and character who make
Read MoreBrown Assaults Religious Liberty
John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown likes to brag how he attended a Catholic Jesuit seminary half a century ago. Now and then he even drops a few lines of Latin, showing us how Superior he is to the rabble who attended
Read MoreCapitol Protest: Joke Is On Taxpayer
Katy Grimes: It is amazing that a once-successful education system now churns out victims, instead of well-educated young people ready for employment. Today’s college students aren’t well-educated in the classic sense, nor do they appear to be all that excited
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