In the aftermath of Citizens United v. FEC, the most recent (and most controversial) decision released by the Supreme Court this year, there have been a variety of highly predictable
Having just dealt the national Democratic party a solid blow with the election of Scott Brown, Republican candidates have great reason to feel sizable bits of triumphalism. The incursion of
The average legislative proposition which receives inclusion on California’s ballot is by no means unimpeachable, whatever its supporters may write. Indeed, much as the democratic process is glorified within
Having been solidly rebuffed at the ballot box, turned back by a repentant California Supreme Court and then frustrated by a series of statewide special elections (most of which took
Watching the current debate over the attempt to place a constitutional convention on California's ballot, one cannot help but notice the persistent invocation of a very dangerous political
In the infamously bad Sylvester Stallone film Judge Dredd, the eponymous character, played by Stallone himself, confronts his antagonist with the accusation that "You betrayed the law!" In
In confronting the state of California’s economy and infrastructure, one often finds it difficult to ignore the gathering dark clouds over California’s universities, most of which smell as
At 10 AM today, the California Supreme Court officially put an end to a miserable waste of time. Proposition 8 has been upheld! Yes, that's right folks, the
Only two days after the second pointless special election in California's recent history, and the results are notencouraging for California's political class. What's more,
As the circusof delusion surrounding California's special elections continues, theunrealistic optimism of those pushing the elections is only becomingmore and more obvious, and more and more self-evidentlycounter-
A minorlegislative scandal has rocked California, and from the looks of it,all that pro-Proposition 1F sentiment wasn't just sentimental. Despitethe pleasant 60 degree weather, the winter
Having finally realizedtheir exceedingly precarious situation, it appears that many ofCalifornia's counties have finally decided to reject unfunded, unjustified mandates,even if it tugs at a few of