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Mon, Feb 8th 2010

During the Bush administration, millions of anti-war protestors voiced their passionate dissent over the massive cost, in blood and treasure, of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.  Largely composed of disaffected Democrats, the anti-war movement vigorously challenged the Bush-Cheney war policies through hundreds of well-orchestrated rallies across the nation.  But suddenly, the movement h

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  • Unfunded Mandates

    All state and local governments must deal with the consequences of unfunded and underfunded federal mandates. However, these impacts are not evenly felt around the country. This is because some program obligations have greater consequences in some states and because the federal government does not provide the same level of funding to each state for all mandates.

  • Open Primary Initiative

    The Open Primary proposal will appear on the June, 2010 ballot. If approved by voters it would change the way elections are conducted for partisan offices in California.

  • The Alternative Minimum Income Tax

    The AMT “Stealth Tax”.  If you don’t know what the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is, you should find out, because you may be paying it and not even know it.

  • California Campaign Finance Reform
    Current System. Current campaign finance rules are a complicated set of limits on maximum campaign contributions based upon the office sought and the nature of the contributor. These limits are adjusted periodically to reflect increased costs in campaigning.
  • California Term Limits

    Current System. As the result of voter initiative, the California legislature is subject to strict lifetime term limits. Citizens may serve 3 two-year terms in the 80 member lower house and 2 four-year terms in the 40 member State Senate.

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Dear Tea Party,

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