Tag: Fourteenth Amendment
Alameda County Clings to Discriminatory Legacy for Government Contracts
Frederick Douglass, the American abolitionist and freedom fighter, fought tirelessly for equality under the law. In an 1857 speech condemning the Supreme Court’s thoroughly racist and ahistorical Dred Scott decision, he called for an America that keeps the promise stated...
Nine State Lawmakers Urge AG Bonta to Seek Removal of Trump From 2024 Primary Ballot
Eight Assemblymembers and a state Senator announced during the weekend that they have asked Attorney General Rob Bonta to not include former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican Primary ballot in California due to his alleged involvement in the...
Gov. Newsom, Democrats Targeting Legal Gun Owners Rather than Felons in New Bill
“Had Senate Bill 2 or its predecessor Senate Bill 918 been in effect it would not have stopped the tragic incidents it claims to, but it would put more Californians in harms way.” That is what Rick Travis of the...
Two Gun Control Bills Fail on Final Day of 2022 California Legislative Session
A bill restricting concealed carry rights, Senate Bill 918 by Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), was dead in early August, until it was moved out Assembly Appropriations with 32 pages of 185 new amendments. SB 918 creates a new...
Pro 2A Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Gov. Newsom’s Attempt to Destroy Youth Shooting Sports
Several pro-gun groups filed a lawsuit Friday to stop Gov. Newsom’s attempt to put an end to youth shooting and shooting sports. AB 2571 authored by Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), and sponsored by Governor Gavin Newsom, and passed entirely along party...
Parents, Center For American Liberty Sue Gov. Newsom, California Over School Reopening Plans
On Wednesday, nine California parents and the civil liberties group Center for American Liberty sued Governor Gavin Newsom and the state of California over a plan unveiled by Newsom last Friday to close most in-person schooling in California for the...