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Babar, the humble crow, and the New York Review
Babar, the humble crow, and the New York Review
I have never before had a “blog.” But I think I get it. That said, please know The City Club of San Diego and the Independent Voter Network a working relationship. Part of that relationship involves this blog and online opinion pieces I write for this IVN.US and other publications. The contents of my blog and opinion pieces are wholly mine and the views expressed are equally and wholly mine. While I’ve been president of The City Club for 36-years The City Club does not take positions on pubic
13 Jan, 2012
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SOPA - The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn
SOPA - The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn
Credit: CSMonitor Senator Joseph Lieberman's long-time wish for more stringent internet regulations has been catapulted into the realm of legislative possibilities, as bipartisan support has advanced H.R. 3261 – the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).  The buzz around the reddit-sphere has it that big-name websites are contemplating a service blackout if legislation amounting to private sector censorship is approved. There are some big players in the emerging solidarity movement, but even with erodi
05 Jan, 2012
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Boehner Takes Shot at Constituent and Kardashians in Payroll Tax Cut Debate
Boehner Takes Shot at Constituent and Kardashians in Payroll Tax Cut Debate
Press Secretaries in Washington, DC have an interesting job. They have their finger on the pulse of the media, the American people, and must speak on behalf of powerful individuals. Enter, Michael Steel, Speaker of the House John Boehner’s Press Secretary. Mr. Steel was addressed by a constituent writing their first letter to Congress on December 20. Expressing their outrage with the House blocking the extension of the Payroll Tax Holiday, the constituent compared Speaker Boehner to the Kardash
29 Dec, 2011
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An interview with Tisha Casida, an Independent candidate for the U.S. House
An interview with Tisha Casida, an Independent candidate for the U.S. House
After she tried to put on a farmer's market in her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, Tisha Casida discovered that she had a different set of rules, regulations, licenses, and fees than the city-run farmer's market. When she contacted her city council, county commissioners, and the city manager about the business and growth-strangling discrepancies and didn't even get a single reply, Casida had had enough. Now Tisha Casida is running as an Independent for the U.S. House of Representatives and I rece
20 Dec, 2011
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Congressional approval rating reaches new low
Congressional approval rating reaches new low
Though the country remains evenly split on its assessment of the President, there is little disagreement with regard to the Congress.  Just 9% of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, according to a recent poll by CBS News and The New York Times, an historic low demonstrating deep discontent with the Democratic and Republican parties. Asked whether they approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President, respondents to the poll were evenly split
31 Oct, 2011
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Term limits equal no limits on the political class
Term limits equal no limits on the political class
"Term limits are to citizens what across-the-board spending cuts are to  politicians. Both cases discourage responsible thought on the part of  the participants." once wrote Michael Herman in The Los Angeles Times back in 1996. The other day I received yet another email petition calling for term limits as an answer to the variety of ills that have befallen our political system.  As I looked at the colorful email (literally – each paragraph was a different hue as if to emphasize the increased im
13 Oct, 2011
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Ron Paul wins Values Voter Summit straw poll despite skepticism from Family Research Council president
Ron Paul wins Values Voter Summit straw poll despite skepticism from Family Research Council president
Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul may have handily won this weekend's Values Voter Summit straw poll over businessman Herman Cain in Washington DC, but that didn't stop the head of the Family Research Council (FRC) from dismissing the victory as not representing the sentiments of social conservatives. "I don't think Ron Paul is truly reflective of where values voters stand," said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, on CNN's "American Morning on Monday." Withou
11 Oct, 2011
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Occupy Wall Street protest enters fourth week, spreads across country
Occupy Wall Street protest enters fourth week, spreads across country
Demonstrations  inspired by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest in lower Manhattan  were reportedly held in well over a hundred cities and towns across the country over the  weekend. Beginning last Thursday, thousands converged at Freedom Plaza  in Washington DC to amplify the movement’s message in the nation’s  capital. The  events at Freedom Plaza in Washington DC were organized by Stop the  Machine October 2011, a coalition of groups opposed to the nation’s  ongoing wars and the corruptio
10 Oct, 2011
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Over 700 arrested in New York as protest movement grows across the country
Over 700 arrested in New York as protest movement grows across the country
The ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest in Manhattan's finanical district has entered its third week.  Well over 700 demonstrators were arrested on Saturday as they sought to march over the Brooklyn Bridge in an act of civil disobedience.  Similar protests are now being planned in nearly a hundred cities and towns across the country, including sixteen in California. The Occupy Wall Street protest, which began in New York City's financial district on September 17th, is still ongoing.  Protesters
03 Oct, 2011
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Wall Street protest enters second week, spreads to West Coast
Wall Street protest enters second week, spreads to West Coast
Protesters  demonstrating against the excesses of crony capitalism and its  corrupting influence on our nation’s politics have occupied a park in  Manhattan’s financial district for over a week.  Their numbers are  growing and the movement appears to be spreading. On  September 17th, thousands of demonstrators descended on downtown  Manhattan in New York City to protest the all-too-cozy relationship  between Wall Street and Washington D.C.  Protesters have occupied  Liberty Plaza, a nearby park
26 Sep, 2011
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