Impeachment Not the Best Option for Democrats
Unlike other democracies which have parliamentary systems that allow for mid-term votes of “no confidence” when the leadership of a nation’s government has come under serious question, in the United States there is no such remedy. There is no emergency valve that we can periodically activate to relieve pressure on the system. We are left […]
Influential Californians Are Weighing in on the Special Prosecutor’s Report
Highly influential Californians differ widely in their reactions following the release of the long-awaited report by Special Prosecutor, Robert Mueller into alleged criminal wrongdoing by the president of the United States. Their views are critically important in terms of what comes next. House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield said flat out, “it is […]
What will be Gavin Newsom’s formula for success
The ideas behind the founding of the republic and the writing of our Constitution sprung from the minds of very big thinkers. None ever thought bigger. Of course it was easier planning for a little over 2 million people in 1776 than for the approximately 325 million of us just in the U.S who take […]
Impeachment Maybe Off the Table
The long-awaited report by Special Prosecutor, Robert S. Mueller, III arrived amidst high expectations that it would produce information which would immediately kindle discussion of possible impeachment. That did not happen. Instead it appears to have landed with more of a dull thud and much of the air may be quickly going out of the […]
Redistricting: Big Job Ahead for 14 Californians
Every 10 years we go through a ritual which attracts little attention but can have much to say about who gets to govern California. Known as redistricting, the exercise is tied directly to the decennial taking of the nation’s census which is mandated to keep track of our ever-growing and changing population. The next count […]
Will Democrats Pick a Candidate Who Can Win?
California can be held at least partly responsible on several counts for the party supremacy battle which is likely to break out across the nation as a growing field of contestants throw their hats in the ring for the Democratic presidential nomination. Prior elections have revealed some troublesome ideological fissures that could prevent California Democrats […]
The Bullet Train to Nowhere
Governor Gavin Newsom’s sudden excursion into the high-speed rail controversy is perplexing for many reasons. To begin with this was not his but his predecessor’s “legacy” project which went off the tracks some time ago and efforts to resurrect it have not fared well. This is not his promise to fulfill, and no immediate decisions […]
Should Nancy Pelosi Jump into the Presidential Race?
As we watch the casting call rollout for the 2020 presidential extravaganza which for the first time in our history may feature more women than men one is missing. That person is House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, who is attracting as much attention these days as President Donald Trump—and he may be the principal reason.
The “Wall” and Congressional Resistance From Californians
Today, talk about “the Wall” is at the center of a raging national debate. Years from now when the history of this time is told, I suspect that this barrier if it is ever built or even still exists, will take up barely a page or two in the civics textbooks. It may stand or […]
Could This be the Century of the Woman?
As the party combatants continue their feuding with little sign of let-up unless Senate Republicans can muster the courage and House Democrats the restraint to head off an impending constitutional crisis, the future of the Republic as of now remains bleak. For perhaps the first time in history it is two women—both Californians—who could be […]