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[California] Jerry Brown sworn in
Jerry Brown returns to lead a troubled California.
Governor predicts grim future for financially beleaguered state Today Jerry Brown returns to lead a troubled California - Politics - More politics - msnbc.com SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, returning to the office he left 28 years ago but inheriting a much different and more troubled state than the one he led then. The man who once was California's most famous bachelor took the oath of office after being introduced by his wife of five years, former Gap Inc. executive Anne Gust Brown, inside Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. She held a Bible that was her grandfather's and was used during her wedding with Brown. Brown has predicted a grim future for the financially beleaguered state. Where his predecessor, Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, expressed optimism at every turn, Brown has been realistic since winning the Nov. 2 election. California has faced several years of deep budget deficits and is confronting another estimated at $28 billion through June 2012. Its general fund is $15 billion less than it was just three years ago, reflecting a sharp drop in tax revenue from a recession that has battered the economy of the nation's most populous state. Brown, 72, said the choices facing California's 38.8 million people are painful. "The year ahead will demand courage and sacrifice," he said after taking the oath from California Supreme Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. Brown noted the recession has taken a toll on California and polls show most voters believe the state is on the wrong track. He urged lawmakers with both political parties to get out of what he called their "comfort zones" and to "rise above ideology" for the good of the state. (Read continues in Link) Scaled-down ceremony 'It's a tough budget for tough times' Call for spirit of bipartisanship Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, returning to the office he left 28 years ago but inheriting a much different and more troubled state than the one he led then. |
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Allen West: Liberal Progressive Agenda is ‘Antithesis of Who We Are as a Nation’ | The Blaze
Allen West: Liberal Progressive Agenda is ‘Antithesis of Who We Are as a Nation’ Posted on January 2, 2011 at 3:03pm by Meredith Jessup Print » Email » Wise words from Congressman-elect Allen West, R-Fla.: The soon-to-be freshman member of Congress is a tea party favorite, a group FNC’s Chris Wallace says could really shake up Washington: |
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And Florida has what to do with this Post?
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Scalia: Sex Discrimination Not Inherently Prohibited in Constitution | The Blaze
Government Scalia: Sex Discrimination Not Inherently Prohibited in Constitution Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:03am by Jonathon M. Seidl Print » Email » The news may not be shocking to originalist interpreters of the Constitution. But this morning, the left is up in arms over Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s comments in a recent magazine interview that the 14th Amendment and the “Equal Protection” clause was not penned for the goal of preventing sex discrimination. In the January 2011 edition of “California Lawyer,” Scalia was asked: In 1868, when the 39th Congress was debating and ultimately proposing the 14th Amendment, I don’t think anybody would have thought that equal protection applied to sex discrimination, or certainly not to sexual orientation. So does that mean that we’ve gone off in error by applying the 14th Amendment to both? He responded by explaining that sexual discrimination was not the goal, but that doesn‘t mean that United States doesn’t have the proper means to still prevent such discrimination: Yes, yes. Sorry, to tell you that. … But, you know, if indeed the current society has come to different views, that’s fine. You do not need the Constitution to reflect the wishes of the current society. Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn’t. Nobody ever thought that that’s what it meant. Nobody ever voted for that. If the current society wants to outlaw discrimination by sex, hey we have things called legislatures, and they enact things called laws. You don’t need a constitution to keep things up-to-date. All you need is a legislature and a ballot box. You don’t like the death penalty anymore, that’s fine. You want a right to abortion? There’s nothing in the Constitution about that. But that doesn’t mean you cannot prohibit it. Persuade your fellow citizens it’s a good idea and pass a law. That’s what democracy is all about. It’s not about nine superannuated judges who have been there too long, imposing these demands on society. |
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OH YES, .gov'ner MOONBEAM......
nothing that 180 grains cant cure..... and it's SO bad even HE says it's over rover.... so elect ME to the office, I guaranfreekingTEE results in 6 months or less.... |
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He screwed up California his first time as Governor. Only time will tell if he's here to finish the job, or correct the mistakes of his past.
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