Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s controversial comment reveals a competing priority. Does someone who so openly esteems one ethnic or gender group’s potential over another belong on the bench?
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If Justice is Blind, Sotomayor is Anything But
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California Voters: Choose Your Pain May 19
Posted in politics, tagged mental health, recession, spending, fiscal, election, deficit, Democrat, Republican, bankruptcy, electorate, ballot, vote, polls, recovery, social, blame, 911, program, taxes, policy, conservative, liberal, politicians, conservatism, unions, taxation, pain, California, special election, governor, budget, crisis, May revise, Californians, propositions, initiatives, measures, bonds, enacting, balance, Schwarzenegger, lawmakers, funds, voting booth, bitter pill, piper, peter to rob paul, pay, owe, special interests, red, operating, fifth largest economy, President Reagan, settling the books, overextended, economic, state, foreclosure, prisons, three strikes, receivership, newspaper, cuts, political, problem, controversy, Golden State, property values, revenues, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, opinions, lottery, salaries, early childhood development, Sacramento, capitol, irresponsible, Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association, Jon Coupal, George Skelton, Michael Rothfeld, LA Times, general fund, Official Voter Information Guide, pragmatic on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What happens in California is by no means confined to California. The world’s fifth largest economy depends on getting the answer right when voters go to the polls Tuesday, May 19. Californians need to reconsider the validity of popularly opposed propositions. Here’s why:
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