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Gov. Newsom Names SOS Alex Padilla to Replace Kamala Harris as U.S. Senator from CA

January 18, 2021 1:04 pmJanuary 19, 2021 2:17 pm

As Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris prepares to be inaugurated Vice-President at Wednesday’s inauguration, she submitted her formal resignation to California Gov. Gavin Newsom from the United States Senate Monday. As Harris made her resignation formal, Gov. Newsom officially appointed Alex Padilla...

CA Republican Rep. David Valadeo Votes With Speaker Pelosi to Impeach President Trump

January 14, 2021 7:14 amJanuary 14, 2021 7:20 am

Two newly elected California Republican members of Congress have sided with House Democrats to impeach and censure President Donald Trump. Rep. David Valadeo (R-CA) voted with Speaker Nancy Pelosi to impeach President Trump Wednesday. Rep. Young Kim and five other...

Rep. McClintock In Opposition to Invoking the 25th Amendment

January 13, 2021 11:16 amJanuary 13, 2021 12:16 pm

Mr. Speaker: What a sad and ominous way to begin the 117th Congress! Hasn’t this body done enough in the last session to divide our country and abuse our Constitution without carrying that damage into the new session? The...

Californians challenge Biden’s 55 electoral votes in court

January 6, 2021 8:20 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:15 am

In twin court salvos, congressional candidates and legal groups sued California election officials, charging Gov. Gavin Newsom with overseeing a fraudulent and unconstitutional November general election. A lawsuit filed this week includes hundreds of sworn eyewitness reports of election code violations,...

Respecting an Imperfect System

January 3, 2021 5:58 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:18 am

Many Americans still have serious concerns about the integrity of the vote in this election, and rightly so. In-person Election Day voting, with all the safeguards inherent in that system, has been replaced with mass mailing of ballots to every...

Why does the U.S. Congress Have So Many Geriatric Members?

January 3, 2021 2:05 amJanuary 4, 2021 11:02 am

The United States has a rather aged Congress. It’s not just the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, ages 80 and 78 respectively, but over half of the members of both the House and the...

California Legislative Counsel Legal Opinion Disputes Constitutionality of Alex Padilla Appointment Without Election

December 29, 2020 3:17 pm

Following California Governor Gavin Newsom’s December 22nd appointment of Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate, State Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay) warned that there are legal issues with Newsom’s appointment as the Constitution requires an election. Kiley obtained a Legal...