by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

The former President's first ppoint seems to be that he got bloodied by a long primary, and that he won nonetheless. So, just chill out people.

He went on to describe some sort of position that would focus regionally. So, there's going to be a California "czar" or something like that. Interesting that he said that Hillary will compete everywhere. Some sort of 50-state strategy.

by Charles Harker [courtesy of Blog for America]

If so, would somebody PLEASE tell me how these people can continue to get away with betraying us and the country?..If it happens it would be another example of how congress has completely abandoned what they were put in power to do.

by Monica Smith [courtesy of Blog for America]

New Hampshire's House Resolution 24, an effort to commence impeachment procedures in the US Congress is part of a history making effort originating from Thomas Jefferson's Manual, Sec 603, and for the People's Voice to be heard, in a call for action

by Karen Kostoff [courtesy of Blog for America]

Hi DFA Member;

I know you all heard from me or Teresa calling or emailing to find out who you support to be the nominee in the Democratic Presidential Caucus next week. Originally intended to have this done before the Iowa Caucus. That's why some answers reflect GREAT candidates that have since dropped out. Reason being, we had a hard time hearing back from people. So of our 183 members between Las Vegas and Henderson we actually only got 49 responses.

Unfortunately, we had some wrong numbers or emails. So it would be great if you could log in to your DFA account and update your profiles for us.

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by David Dayen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Bill Cavala
A veteran of over 30 years in Sacramento

The people have imposed qualifications on public office to make sure that those who run and win have the ability to do the job. Thus you must be an attorney to run for judge or district attorney. And all candidates must be registered voters, a fact that establishes citizenship and residency in a district. Candidates for partisan office must have been registered in their party for a year, and so on.

The latest redistricting initiative – backed by Republican Governor Schwarzenegger – takes the opposite tack. It would have a Commission draw political districts that has no qualifications. Rather, it would exclude everyone who had qualifications.

Commissioners would be chosen by three randomly selected certified auditors, none of whom would have any experience or knowledge of the redistricting process.

These unqualified screeners would then pick a pool of people chosen from those with no experience and with no relations with experience – going back 10 years.

These unqualified voters would be randomly reduced to 14. Ideologically extreme Minority Party Members or indifferent unaligned voters would hold the balance of power on the Commission. This group would choose the staff.

by Julia Rosen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]