Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Federal investigatorsare considering criminal charges against the crew members of thefateful ship that caused last week's oil spill. The NationalTransportation Safety Board's investigation could take up to a year.

Two Californian representatives acknowledgethat legalizing the country's illegal immigrants will have to wait.Rep. Howard Berman (D-Van Nuys) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), thechairwoman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, say thatmajor reform is impossible until after the presidential election.

Rival groupsare gearing up for a major campaign on gay rights and same-sexmarriage. Proponents are spending millions on a TV ads promotingmarriage equality, while religious conservatives aim to overturnSB-777, which protects students against discrimination by faculty.Incidentally, the latter are the only ones who think that the law will ban theuse of the words "mom and dad" and lead to bathroom peeping.

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