[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Ping to those who posted questions on the earlier thread, for any further questions.

As before—seeking more light than heat!

Please keep questions framed in as positive a manner as possible but do not refrain from asking the tough, necessary questions.

[mnehring]

BFLTR

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Ping for any further questions.

As before—seeking more light than heat!

Please keep questions framed in as positive a manner as possible but do not refrain from asking the tough, necessary questions.

Those outside California, please clone this effort in your state and ask me for any help you need.

[Eva]

My question, according to the WSJ, CA has 1 billion dollars, yes billion with a b, set aside for the prisoner health improvements. Shouldn’t this money be spent for other purposes at this time?

[The Pack Knight]

Thanks for doing this! I'm not a Californian, but it's fair to say that, given the state's size, what goes on in California affects the rest of the country, both economically and politically.

I'd be interested in hearing the California GOP's stance on energy regulation. It's my understanding that California has long been hostile to the construction of new power plants. Not only are new coal power plants essentially forbidden in California, but there have even been news stories lately of licensing of some new solar plants being held up by, get this, environmental concerns!

This of course affects the rest of the country as well as California, because if California fails to produce enough electricity to fuel its own population growth, it must necessarily take that electricity from the western U.S. power grid. Energy is mainly a fungible commodity, and an increase in demand for electricity in California without a commensurate increase in supply will necessarily increase prices for all of us.

Thanks. As to the other question in your ping, the NC GOP has a new chairman, and he's been refreshingly active in talking to the media here in North Carolina. He might be receptive to an interview here. My NC GOP contacts aren't what they used to be, so if any other NC Freepers think they can swing it, I think it'd be a great idea.