I was interviewed over the weekend by OpEd News’ Joan Brunwasser on the death of the recent ‘Recounts for the Rich’ legislation that had been sailing through the CA legislature until The BRAD BLOG’s exclusive exposé detailing exactly what it would mean for citizen election oversight highlighted the dangers of the provision and helped to kill it.
See my thoughts on that, the Dems who were helping to pass the terrible Republican bill, some other recent voting news (both good and bad) for California, and a few other related thoughts (like who I really blame for all the Supreme Court disasters of late) in my interview with Joan…
In related news, I hope you’ll take a moment this week to read Charles Lewis’ article at Politico, “Why I Left 60 Minutes“, for yet another helpful reminder of the radical importance of truly independent media, and why I so much need your help to survive here to continue all that we do.
My great thanks to those who have already donated of late! But if you haven’t, please consider doing so. A one time donation is great. A monthly sustaining contribution is even better, as it may help, if we can get enough of them, to bring at least some stability to what we’re able to do here as we head into another general election season, and as our eleventh year fighting as many good fights as we can, continues…
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Can we please have an amendment to the constitution that states only human beings have legal personhood/rights. Legal entities are unable to achieve them?