Activist Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling Has Resurrected the U.S. Free/Slave State Divide

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UPDATE 7/26/22: Oklahoma threatens librarians with job loss/fines/jail if they say 'abortion'...

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/25/2022 -
10:05 am PT

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It’s the Guns, Stupid!

Turning classrooms into the O.K. Corral makes no one safer...

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/15/2022 -
10:35 am PT

2 Comments

Opinion: Ban Assault Weapons

A 1994 federal ban worked well for ten years and repeatedly stood up to Constitutional challenge...until Republicans allowed it to expire in 2004...

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Ernest A. Canning,
6/3/2022 -
9:05 am PT

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Why the DOJ Should Prevail in its Effort to Enjoin Texas’ 6-Week Abortion Ban

SCOTUS may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, but, until then, an injunction would restore long-established legal precedent in the Lone Star State...

[UPDATED 10/6/21: Judge grants preliminary injunction; temporarily enjoins state ban] [UPDATED 10/8/21: 5th Circuit grants temporary administrative stay][UPDATED 10/15/21: DOJ will ask Supreme Court to lift 5th Circuit stay]

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/29/2021 -
10:05 am PT

4 Comments

One Progressive’s Guide to the California Recall

Vote 'NO' on recalling Gov. Newsom on the first question and for the Green Party's Dan Kapelovitz on the second. Here's why...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/18/2021 -
10:35 am PT

7 Comments

The Legal Case for Compulsory Vaccinations

...And for patent waivers for life-saving inoculation drugs...

UPDATE 8/12/21 U.S. Supreme Court upholds Indiana University COVID vaccine mandate...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/2/2021 -
10:58 am PT

No Comments

Now May Be a Good Time to Reform or Eliminate California’s Gubernatorial Recall System

GOP abuse of the time-honored progressive process is wearing thin...

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/9/2021 -
11:00 am PT

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Joe Manchin is Endangering Democracy

The intransigence of WV's conservative Democratic Senator threatens the republic and advances the GOP's cynical detachment from reality...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/31/2021 -
1:17 pm PT

3 Comments

While Beneficial, Federal Court Intervention Won’t Resolve Los Angeles Homelessness Crisis

Lengthy opinion exposes century of entrenched racism, corruption and indifference but overlooks extreme predatory capitalist inequality...

UPDATE, 9/24/21: 9th Circuit Overturns Injunction

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/19/2021 -
10:35 am PT

No Comments

High Cost of Willfully Misinterpreting the 2nd Amendment (Revisited)

Congress and courts are still ignoring the full text of the Amendment, as penned by the Founders, to prevent any and all gun safety legislation...

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/19/2021 -
9:35 am PT

2 Comments

At a Moment of National Peril, Warnock’s ‘Voting Rights Speech for the Ages’

GA's new Senator appeals to our better angels to save our democracy...

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Ernest A. Canning,
3/27/2021 -
11:14 am PT

No Comments

AZ GOP Sanctioned for ‘Bad Faith’ Frivolous Lawsuit Filed to Undercut Election Legitimacy

Party fined $18,000 in costs, attorneys fees to AZ Sec. of State...

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Ernest A. Canning,
3/18/2021 -
3:30 pm PT

No Comments

Is There a Link Between Trump’s November Purge at DoD and the January U.S. Capitol Insurrection?

D.C. Guard Commander's Senate testimony underscores need for probe...

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Ernest A. Canning,
3/17/2021 -
10:52 am PT

1 Comment

Texans Pay Big Price for Enron-Like Deregulation

A Green New Deal didn't cause the Lone Star State's deadly power crisis, but it could help prevent the next one...

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Ernest A. Canning,
2/26/2021 -
10:35 am PT

3 Comments

Prosecute Trump or Perish

Survival of the republic may now hinge on a wide-ranging criminal probe...

--
Ernest A. Canning,
2/15/2021 -
11:01 am PT

2 Comments

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Anti-choicers embracing 21st century 'Fugitive Slave Act' mentality

UPDATE 7/26/22: Oklahoma threatens librarians with job loss/fines/jail if they say 'abortion'...

Turning classrooms into the O.K. Corral makes no one safer...

A 1994 federal ban worked well for ten years and repeatedly stood up to Constitutional challenge...until Republicans allowed it to expire in 2004...

SCOTUS may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, but, until then, an injunction would restore long-established legal precedent in the Lone Star State...

[UPDATED 10/6/21: Judge grants preliminary injunction; temporarily enjoins state ban] [UPDATED 10/8/21: 5th Circuit grants temporary administrative stay][UPDATED 10/15/21: DOJ will ask Supreme Court to lift 5th Circuit stay]

Vote 'NO' on recalling Gov. Newsom on the first question and for the Green Party's Dan Kapelovitz on the second. Here's why...

...And for patent waivers for life-saving inoculation drugs...

UPDATE 8/12/21 U.S. Supreme Court upholds Indiana University COVID vaccine mandate...

GOP abuse of the time-honored progressive process is wearing thin...

The intransigence of WV's conservative Democratic Senator threatens the republic and advances the GOP's cynical detachment from reality...

Lengthy opinion exposes century of entrenched racism, corruption and indifference but overlooks extreme predatory capitalist inequality...

UPDATE, 9/24/21: 9th Circuit Overturns Injunction

Congress and courts are still ignoring the full text of the Amendment, as penned by the Founders, to prevent any and all gun safety legislation...

GA's new Senator appeals to our better angels to save our democracy...

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