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As if allowing the indoctrination of school children into the seeded realms of the gay and transsexual lifestyles wasn’t bad enough now the attack crosses into family values territory and squashes the language of the traditional family. These terms have been used in California, the country and the entire world for millennia. Leave it to the state that is sometimes called “the other United States” to be the first to change a world wide folkway at the stroke of a pen.

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have required candidates who sign a code of fair campaign practices to refrain from using negative references to a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Assemblyman Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, said his bill was needed to discourage political campaigns that create fear and intimidation and could lead to violence. But Schwarzenegger said signing the campaign code is voluntary and there would be no way to enforce the bill except through the ballot box. "I trust the people to be the best judge of conduct of a campaign when they...

A San Jose federal judge late Friday threatened to halt California's first-ever gubernatorial recall vote unless the federal government can ensure that minority voters won't be left out of the political process.U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel issued a temporary restraining order preventing Monterey County from proceeding with its preparations because its election plan has not been reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice, a requirement for certain counties where the voting rights of minorities have been violated in the past. The statewide election could not proceed unless voters in all counties can participate. [snipped] Specifically, Fogel barred the county...