No One to Blame But Ourselves: Jessica’s Law is a California Voter Approved Disaster

In 2006, California voters were warned that residency restrictions for sex offenders does not work. The law passed anyway. How’s it been going since then? Well, it turns out that residency restrictions for sex offenders does not work.

Two Same-Sex Marriage Initiatives Submitted for 2010 Ballot

Two Proposition 8-related initiatives Were Submitted for the 2010 Ballot: One repeals Prop 8, the other replaces the word “marriage” with “domestic partnership” in all California Law code.

Attorney General Jerry Brown Asks California Supreme Court to Overturn Prop 8

California Attorney General Jerry Brown asked the California Supreme Court to overturn Prop. 8.  AG Brown supports same-sex marriage, but until now he claimed it was his job to defend Prop. 8.  We here at Johnny California have argued all along that the Attorney General is under no duty to defend a law he believes [...]

Not All Crime Victims Created Equal: Another Constitutonal Problem With Prop. 9

We’ve already explained some of the problems with Prop. 9 which  amends the California constitution by adding  “due process rights” for crime victims.  Here’s another one:  In the strange world of Prop 9, some crime victims are no longer crime victims.

Three Former Governors Honestly Explain California’s Government and Budget Problems

In this morning’s email, we found this video of UCLA- sponsored 2005 panel discussion between former Governors Jerry Brown, George Dukemajian, and Gray Davis.   The topic is “How Can California Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century.” If you ever want to understand California’s budget problems, why the government is so dysfunctional, and how it [...]

New Poll: California Wants Ballot Prop Reform

We’re off today preparing some big-like posts and articles. But here’s a coupla things you should know. Public Policy Institute of California releases a new poll about all sorts of issues.  Of course, we’re most interested in the ballot prop stuff:  77% of those polled favor a system of “review and revisision to avoid legal [...]

Prop 8 Still Would Have Passed Even If “Milk” Were Released Before the Election. Duh.

There’s a theory running around internetland that claims Prop 8 would have been defeated had the movie been released before election day. Please.

The Sun Rises in The West: November 20, 2008

If anyone lost 10,000 pounds of weed off Newport Beach, give the coast guard a call [OC Register] And speaking of weed, here’s a list of the most underrated Muppets — we completely agree with #1  [Topless Robot] After reading this report, we’re thinking that the state should just dry all the weed out, sell [...]

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