Political Campaigns and the Wizard of Oz
Finally, Election Day has come and the deluge of mailings and television commercials will end. These fine-tuned messages, crafted in hopes of manipulating voters, in a strange way, reminded me of the classic tale, the Wizard of Oz. Not because the Wizard of Oz has been debated for half-a-century as a political parable on its […]
California Is About to Get Hammered Nationally Because It Cherishes The Right to Vote
Being for voting rights in a country so dedicated to voter suppression is hard. And it’s about to get harder. California may find that out sooner. Our state’s desire to register as many voters as possible and to get as many people to vote as possible may soon be a target of nationwide criticism and […]
All Elections Have Consequences, Some More Than Others
Judgement Day—politically speaking—is upon us. Today millions of voters will render their opinions on who they would prefer to lead them in all 435 congressional districts. 84 of them are considered competitive with Republicans holding a 23-seat majority. With at least seven considered up for grabs in California, the nation’s largest state has the lion’s […]
Highway Robbery: Why Californians Shouldn’t Trust the Federal Gas Tax
Today, California voters will have a chance to weigh in on Prop 6, which would repeal a 12 cent/gallon increase in the state gas tax which came into effect last November (as well as cutting associated spending on roads and other transportation infrastructure in California). Nearly absent from the Prop 6 debate has been any […]