The California Assembly Elections Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 7, at 1:30 pm, in room 444, on SB 34. SB 34 makes it illegal to pay initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. California has no budget yet. … Continue reading
According to this story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cynthia McKinney has been released from prison in Israel and is about to be on her way home. … Continue reading
The Western Standard is a Canadian magazine published every two weeks. On July 3, it published this article about a recent appearance by the leader of the Green Party of Canada speaking to an libertarian-minded audience. … Continue reading
On June 25, 1998, the U.S. Postal Service implemented a regulation that banned petitioning on all post office sidewalks. Virtually at the same time, President Bill Clinton appointed Richard W. Roberts to be a U.S. District Court Judge, on July … Continue reading
Russell Mokhiber has this commentary in the July 3 Counterpunch, criticizing the Congressional Black Caucus for its failure to make any statement at all about Cynthia McKinney’s incarceration in Israel (scroll down a little bit to find it). As the … Continue reading
