Dec 1, 2021 | The Mesa Paper, Uncategorized
There are serious questions being raised recently by the anti-abortion law in Texas, about which the US Supreme Court heard arguments on a technicality last month. Specifically, whether the federal government may contest a state law that infringes on Constitutional...
Oct 21, 2021 | The Mesa Paper
You’ve read my rant before. We live in a big state. California is geographically large (third after AK, TX), diverse (second only to HI), an economic engine (taken alone, the 5th largest economy in the world after US, China, Japan, and Germany), and population (we...
Sep 19, 2021 | The Mesa Paper
First, a big “Thank You!” to readers who voted NO on the recent recall ballot measure. It was a vote for continued good government, even if sometimes uncomfortable or inconvenient. What? American Taliban? Shades of 2001 John Walker Lindh. No, this is about doctrinaire...
Aug 4, 2021 | The Mesa Paper
It’s always tough being in the minority party in Congress. The best legislators in the minority party stay true to their basic raison d’être. They introduce and promote legislation in the interest of their home districts. They vote on all bills according to their...
Jul 6, 2021 | The Mesa Paper
Civil Rights icon and longtime Congressman, the late John Lewis, often talked about using counterintuitive “good trouble” as a means of constructive change. Can there also be a “good socialism”? One of the better ideas of the American democracy is its innate...
May 22, 2021 | The Mesa Paper
Kevin McCarthy represents the 23rd Congressional District of California between Fresno and Lancaster. In the 2020 election, he won by 25 points, so he is well-supported by his district, notwithstanding being only one of only 11 republicans in the 53 member California...
