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Flap Watch: Guest Blogging at the Southern California Law Blog
For the next few weeks, dentist Flap, will be guest blogging at the Southern California Law Blog.
No, I am not an attorney but I stayed at a Hol….. you know the quip.
Jeff, the attorney, will resume regular blogging in November.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bear Flag League, California, Politics, Proposition 77, Special Election 2005
Proposition 77 Watch: What Are Your Boundaries? Mobilizing America’s Youth
Mobilizing America’s Youth (MAY) is an all-partisan network dedicated to educating, empowering, and energizing young people to increase our civic engagement and political participation.
The element that sets MAY apart from many similar organizations across the country is that we aim to EMPOWER youth to advocate on behalf of their passions and to become the change they would like to see in their communities. This element of political involvement goes one step beyond just registering and voting, but it gives youth a reason to vote and a sense of why it is important to be involved. By learning about how issues affecting their lives can be influenced by public policy, then getting out there and voicing their opinions, America’s youth will be increasingly engaged for years to come.
On Monday, October 24, MAY and Mobilize.org are launching their “What Are YOUR Boundaries?†RV Tour in support of Proposition 77, the California Redistricting Initiative.
The Mobilize.org RV Tour has one major purpose and one major goal. The purpose is to educate, empower, and energize young people throughout the state for the upcoming special election, and our goal is to pass the Voter Empowerment Act – Proposition 77. The RV tour is historic and the first of its kind as no other independent organization has hosted such an event exclusively devoted to a single proposition.
Mobilize.org believes that redistricting is the best way to end the political deadlock in California. We have built a strong coalition of support to help us get that message to America’s youth.
Mobilize.org’s blog is located here.
The official kick-off will consist of an editorial board conference call with college newspapers throughout the state on Monday, September 24th at 3 PM.
Stay tuned for more about this youth/college oriented RV tour in support of Proposition 77.
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Recovery Team, California Special Election, Bear Flag League, Proposition 77
Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page
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Harriet Miers Watch: First a “NO”
Boxes of questionnaires relating to the nomination of White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court arrive on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005, for delivery to the Senate Judiciary Committee which will hold confirmation hearings on the nomination.
The Smoking Gun has Miers’ Pays Her Dues.
Miers also noted that when Sandra Day O’Connor announced in July her intention to retire, “I was asked whether my name should be considered. I indicated at that time that I did not want to be considered.” That stance, of course, changed following the September death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. After initially participating in reviews of “potential nominees to fill a second vacancy,” Miers discovered “that individuals at the White House began considering me as a potential nominee without advising me.”
Flap thinks anyone would have a hard time not to accept the calling of your President.
A link to the completed questionnaire is here and here.
Technorati Tags: Supreme Court, George Bush, Harriet Miers, Sandra Day O’Connor
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Michael Chertoff – EXPEL Them ALL
“Our goal at DHS (Homeland Security) is to completely eliminate the ‘catch and release’ enforcement problem, and return every single illegal entrant, no exceptions.
How do you spell UNBELIEVABLE.
Technorati Tags: Michael Chertoff, illegal immigration
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Harriet Miers Watch: Supports Prohibiting Abortions
The Associated Press has Miers supported ban on most abortions.
Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers pledged support in 1989 for a constitutional amendment banning abortions except when necessary to save the life of the mother, according to material given to the Senate on Tuesday.
“If Congress passes a Human Life Amendment to the Constitution that would prohibit abortion except when it was necessary to prevent the death of the mother, would you actively support its ratification by the Texas Legislature,” asked an April 1989 questionnaire sent out by the Texans United for Life group.
Miers checked “yes” to that question, and all of the group’s questions, including whether she would oppose the use of public moneys for abortions and whether she would use her influence to keep “pro-abortion” people off city health boards and commissions.
The survey was part of the material sent to the Senate with Miers’ Supreme Court questionnaire, according to two sources, one working with the White House and the other with the Senate, speaking on condition on anonymity.
So?
Harriet Miers is PRO-LIFE.
What is the big revelation here?
It is how she votes on the issue when presented to her on the United States Supreme Court that merits attention.
And….. we will not know that until she issues an opinion as a justice.
Technorati Tags: Supreme Court, George Bush, Harriet Miers, James Dobson, Focus on the
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bear Flag League, California, Politics, Proposition 73, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77, Proposition 78, Special Election 2005
California Special Election Watch: Latest Stanford University-Hoover Institution-Knowledge Networks (S-H-KN) Online Survey
The Hoover Institution has Poll: Race Too Close to Call for Two Schwarzenegger Propositions.
A Stanford University-Hoover Institution-Knowledge Networks (S-H-KN) online survey shows two of the statewide ballot propositions backed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a statistical dead heat.
Prop. 74 (Teacher Tenure) and Prop. 77 (Redistricting) both split likely California voters right down the middle.
Another Schwarzenegger initiative, Prop. 76 (State Spending and School Funding Limits), is trailing by a wide margin, with 70% of likely California voters saying they will vote against it.
Prop. 75 (Public Employee Union Dues), endorsed by the Governor, currently has a commanding majority, with 70% of likely voters saying they will vote in favor.
This poll has a different methodology than the traditional telephone poll but looks promising for the Governor.
Flap senses that Proposition 75, Paycheck Protection Initiative is poised to win decisively.
Pressure will be on the Join Arnold folks to win 74 and 77, although 77 will be challenged by the Democrats in the courts (remember there is a stayed lawsuit about initiative circulation issues).
While the current numbers are generally consistent with other recent surveys conducted by the Field Poll and the Public Policy Institute of California, the S-H-KN survey indicates that support for both Proposition 74 and Proposition 77 is higher than previously reported. In the S-H-KN poll respondents view a facsimile of the actual ballot on their computer screens and make yes or no vote decisions just as they will do in the upcoming special election. No undecided option is offered, although survey respondents can choose not to vote on a proposition just as voters can in the election. Consistent with S-H-KN polling in the 2003 recall election (see www.knowledgenetworks.com/ganp for all materials related to this press release), this methodology resulted in far fewer undecided responses than telephone surveying.
The survey also tracked how the other four initiatives on the November ballot are faring.
The S-H-KN poll has the following for the other propositions:
Prop. 73 (Parental Notification) is currently leading by a margin of 54% to 46%, but this margin is within sampling error of the survey.
Prop. 78 is leading 59% to 41%
Prop. 79 is leading 58% to 42%
Since these are competing initiatives whichever receives the most positive votes wins.
Prop. 80 the final statewide initiative to appear on the November ballot (Electric Service Providers Regulation), currently trails by a wide margin. The poll finds that only 37% of likely voters are currently in favor, with 63% opposed.
The media campaigns are in full swing and Flap has noticed a reduced frequency in the Los Angeles market for big unions’ ads.
Are they out of money?
Will the California Teachers Association mortgage their future and/or be headed toward bankruptcy due to unwise media spending?
Stay tuned.
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Recovery Team, California Special Election, Bear Flag League, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77, Proposition 73, Proposition 78, Proposition 79, Proposition 80, Hoover Institution, Proposition 73
Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page
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Cross Posted to the SoCal Law Blog