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Schwarzenegger Violates State Constitution

Jul 30, 2009 No Comments ›› Bruce Little

When Governor Schwarzenegger signed the state budget into law last week he utilized the line-item veto to make nearly $500 million in horrific cuts from the budget.  Included in these cuts are $80 million from child welfare programs, $61 million from county funding to administer Medi-Cal, $52 million from AIDS prevention and treatment, $50 million ...

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The California Supreme Court Grants Review on Proposition 8

Nov 30, 2008 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

By Andre Verdun On November 19th, 2008 the California Supreme Court agreed to consider a legal challenge by several groups who are contesting the Constitutional validity of proposition 8 along with the legal status of same sex married couples that have entered into a legal marriage during the time same sex marriage was a recognized fundamental ...

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Shame and reconciliation in California

Nov 18, 2008 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

By Karin Quimby Sunday, November 16, 2008 The vote on Proposition 8, which eliminated the civil right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California, was a crushing, disgraceful vote. The moment I learned of the outcome, I felt like my home had fallen down on top of me. And atop my crumpled house and my ...

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