Jul
3
2008

For gay Wisconsin couples, a CA marriage could be a criminal act

Wisconsin law criminalizes gay marriage, but is okay with marrying your first cousin.
“America’s Dairyland” (aka Wisconsin) is so opposed to gay marriage that in 2006 they changed their constitution to specify marriage could only…

Jul
2
2008

Lesser Baldwin brother threatens to leave U.S…. if Obama wins.

Traditionally, it’s liberal Hollywood types threatening to move to another country if Republican is voted President, but this time a conservative actor is willing to abandon the United States if a Democrat wins. Stephen Baldwin told Fox News…

Jul
1
2008

Kittens entitled due process, sez Cat Fanciers’ Association

The Cat Fanciers Association is arguing that a “revised” California assembly bill could result in unwanted sterilization of pets who have accidentally slipped outside of homes, or escaped during earthquakes, fires, or other…

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Jun
30
2008

Monday quickies: Porn tax, McCain hates the gays, Arnold vs. Tom and fireworks

UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh makes the case that a proposed tax on porn will be struck down as flat out unconstitutional.
Content-based taxes on the sale of First-Amendment-protected materials (and recall that the law targets not just…

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Jun
27
2008

Calitics smacks Feinstein with Constitution

Bob Brigham breaks down Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) policies and decisions and compares them to the Bill of Rights, point by point, and comes back with results that put any Democrat to shame.
The summary: this Patriot Act backing, San…

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Jun
26
2008

San Francisco’s honor: The George W. Bush Sewage Plant

This November, San Francisco voters could decide whether or not to rename a local water treatment plant the George W. Bush Sewage Plant. The proposal, which was conceived at a bar, has nearly enough signatures to make it onto the ballot, according…

Jun
25
2008

Schwarzenegger teaming up with Stallone for Bollywood movie

Its a movie matchup fanboys would have drooled over in the 90s. Now, though, we’re groaning.
The two will appear alongside the Bollywood stars Ashkay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in Incredible Love, the story of an Indian stuntman who takes…

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Jun
23
2008

Obama at Disney Hall in Downtown LA tomorrow

Egads, Barack - didn’t you see “Get Smart” which opened this weekend? Terrorists from KAOS plant a bomb to kill the US President at Disney Hall! Seriously, couldn’t you have chosen the Staples Center instead?
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Jun
23
2008

Obama to Mayor V: Don’t expect Federal help for L.A.

…or other cities, the Presidential nominee said to Antonia Villaraigosa and a delegation of mayors from across the US on Saturday. Obama said that “current urban policy was obsolete and needed to be replaced by a model that focused on…

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Jun
20
2008

California’s new official language: Text messaging

California is currently being rattled by no less than three different issues surrounding text messaging - at the city, state, and Federal levels.
1. Sacramento residents will vote in November on whether a utility tax on telecommunications should…

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