BP Spends Top Dollar Lobbying, Campaigning
A group of Democrats aim to increase the monetary responsibility of oil companies. Oil companies are currently responsible for clean up and containing the spill, but they only have a small role in compensating ruined industries and lost livelihood. New Jersey Democratic Senators Robert Mendez and Frank Lautenberg and Florida’s Bill Nelson introduced a measure […]
Federal Immigration Proposal Tough On Border Security
Reporting from Washington Senate Democrats officially unveiled a framework for immigration reform. The 26 page draft outlines a series of “benchmarks” that must be met before immigration status and the backlog is addressed. Here are the benchmarks: 1. Increase the number of border patrol officers. 2. Increase the number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
American Idol And The Hypocrisy Of Corporate Charity
Last night, on the biggest show airing on American TV, was a full display of our deep social dichotomy where struggling American people are asked to give generously to causes they don’t necessarily understand in a show sponsored by corporations such as Exxon, AT & T, Coca-Cola and Ford. The show was introduced by President […]
Reagan’s Prayer Ritual Finally Ruled Unconstitutional
The constitutional guarantees to all Americans are subverted when privilege is claimed by, or extended to, an exclusive group. Neither the joint resolution by congress in 1952 nor the subsequent 1988 proclamation by Ronald Reagan were constitutionally sound in either their intent or application. Judge Crabb’s decision effectively corrected a fifty eight year old error.
No Surprise: California GOP Against Pot Legalization
With sad predictability, the GOP’s conservative apologists for the status quo in California have dutifully lined up against the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, which will appear on this November’s ballot in the Golden State.
