All of Us or None & Steve Collett Demand Lower Drug Penalties
Tue, May 22, 2012 - 12:42 AM
Steve Collett joins advocates across Southern California in supporting Mark Leno's SB 1506, which, if enacted, would significantly reduce prison and jail spending. The bill revises all personal-use drug possession crimes, and recategorizes them as misdemeanors. State and local governments would be able to
On Thursday, May 17, 2012 candidates for Congress in California’s 33rd Congressional District held their second debate. The debate was sponsored by the Santa Monica College Law Club andAssociated Students of UCLA and was held at UCLA’s beautiful Moore Hall. The debate included
One of the basic tenets of libertarian thought is that individuals have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, as long as the do not forcibly interfere with similar rights of others. Respect the rights of gays and lesbians, people of all religions, all ethnicities and all... read more »
I am a student of tax law and a Certified Public Accountant. I have a Masters degree in Business Taxation. I have spent a career helping people reduce their tax liabilities.
Government is necessary to protect our rights, our property, and facilitate prosperity. That requires taxation. But the... read more »
How could America, the land of the free, with our powerful economy, enterprising people and 5% of the world's population, have 25% of the world's prisoners, incur nearly half of total world "defense" dollars and run up a $1.4 trillion dollar annual deficit? Our annual deficit exceeds the gross... read more »
History teaches that there is no substitute for military strength in maintaining a strong defense. Our economic strength and way of life requires a military second to none.
That being said, America has 5% of the world’s population but spends 43% of total world defense dollars. We have... read more »
Strategy for Liberty: Stop Wasteful Government Spending!
Sat, May 12, 2012 - 01:49 PM
Every time I read about government deficits, overcrowded prisons, the latest drug bust, deaths in Afghanistan, or murders in Mexico, I cringe. How could our great and wealthy country be having such problems? Why does the U.S. imprison 5 times more people per capita than most every other industrialized... read more »
An insightful series of articles by the Los Angeles Times recently reported on studies done to evaluate the effectiveness of education in schools. The articles tracked the progress of students on standardized tests over several years with different teachers at different schools. The discovery was dramatic but probably rings... read more »
Legislators, whether federal or state, need to represent more than just the interests in power, whether the power be big corporations, unions, the wealthy, the poor, Republicans or Democrats. In addition to listening to the their supporters, the legislators should ask:
I called my mom on the telephone to plan a visit. I said, "Mom, I had a dream about dad last night. In the dream, I was in this huge church, speaking to the congregation, when dad stood up in the back of the church, and called out... read more »
