tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post8041803131336373882..comments2024-02-19T07:24:42.397-08:00Comments on Anglican Curmudgeon: California Abandons Rule of Law to Suit GaysA. S. Haleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05108498446058643166noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-20254146810969858542013-09-07T08:29:06.542-07:002013-09-07T08:29:06.542-07:00Yes the people in California should be far more in...Yes the people in California should be far more informed. But at the same time, unions have chokehold on the election process in California and manipulate voters with their tax funded advertising. If the unions were no more, far fewer democrats would be elected. Bamminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379284344930761550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-67671356248524374922013-08-19T02:20:28.534-07:002013-08-19T02:20:28.534-07:00Is it just me, or are we back in the time of Judge...Is it just me, or are we back in the time of Judges where everyone gets to <em>"do what is right in his own eyes?"</em>. <br /><br />This is not good at all. Reformed Reinhardt mentioned homeschooling, but I doubt the busies will let that happen much longer. Look for homeschooling to be banned in California ASAP.<br /><br />They cannot allow anyone to escape!Allen Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853861649876959271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-45738293906154962492013-08-15T19:53:21.682-07:002013-08-15T19:53:21.682-07:00Could you also say that California (and now, our c...Could you also say that California (and now, our country) operates a lot like the old Tammany Hall? Using patronage for votes, etc. Also, when you have a block of voters who don't have the values of citizenship that Americans have traditionally held, and when many of them are illiterate or cannot understand English well enough to find out what issues are at stake each election, then the political bosses can vote how their big donors want them to vote (which is what they'll always do if we don't keep them honest) and honest, well-informed citizens are powerless so long as we are not 51%.The Reformed Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12117578058106157744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759178030677978044.post-22440038609906827212013-08-15T19:35:48.295-07:002013-08-15T19:35:48.295-07:00I can't see this whole transgender thing in sc...I can't see this whole transgender thing in school doing anything but making CA's public schools more ungovernable than they already are. As more people abandon the school districts for homeschooling or private school, they're going to wonder why they're paying property taxes for schools that look like Visigoth encampments. That's one of those moments when people 'discover' they're conservatives. <br /><br />The whole transgender law is just going to put teachers and schools into an impossible predicament. Teachers have to make judgement calls, and the rules have to be simple and easy to follow. In general, it's not a good idea to have coed bathrooms or lockers or changing rooms, and this is going to be the last straw for public education unless some of the districts dig in their heals and say "no." <br /><br />Furthermore, the chickens of our latest so called "civil rights" obsession have really come home to roost: we really opened up a hornet's nest when we moved from issues of biology (sex, race) or handicap (wheelchair access, etc) to issues of how people choose to identify themselves (gay, lesbian, transgender, vegan, comic book fanatic, etc) depending on the mood of the minute. How is there any way any school district can conceivably accommodate all forms of newly state-protected identities? Either these CA districts will have to give up on the idea of public education all together (which might not be a bad idea) and let groups and families run schools, or the districts need to hire a litigation lawyer (got any recommendations?) and set up a defense fund and then tell Sacramento that it cannot comply with this law.<br /><br />Finally, I just want to say that my mom's family lives in California and it is tough for them. I have visited often, and it seems toughest on the middle class (another "as California goes..." comparison to our national picture). CA is a beautiful state with amazing resources, but the politicians seem to serve only the powerful and well-funded special interest groups. They don't seem too concerned about the tax payers...as long as they pay up and stuff. <br /><br />I haven't any data, did the 1986 amnesty play a major part in the change that California underwent post-1990 in state politics?The Reformed Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12117578058106157744noreply@blogger.com