Gallegly’s votes NO in on housing stimulus bill

Amendment to American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act - Vote Passed (266-154, 13 Not Voting)
The House passed a comprehensive housing-stimulus bill through three separate votes, including this measure authorizing the Federal Housing Administration to help refinance as much as $300 billion of subprime loans.

How the U.S. House from California voted:
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• Rep. Joe Baca [...]

The Ad Comcast Doesn’t Want You To See on Nancy Pelosi

Comcast, which has a history of censoring political content is still abusing their monopoly power to suppress political speech. Last week in San Francisco the REFUSED to accept the new Shirley Golub TV ad, in her congressional primary challenge against Nancy Pelosi.
Apparently they did not take kindly to Golub’s comparison of the political [...]

Mary Pallant to speak at the Conejo Valley Democratic Club

From the Conejo Valley Democratic Club
As we close in on the June primary we will have our final candidates forum before the election. Jill Martinez and Mary Pallant, the remaining Democratic candidates for the 24th Congressional District seat currently held by Elton Gallegly, will appear to present their campaigns and take questions from club members. [...]

Impeachment IS Possible

This is an interview with David Swanson and Cindy Piester presented by Ventura County’s Citizens for Impeachment Patriot Series. Filmed in Ventura on April 23, 2008.
Great information and perspective. Watch it here.
After viewing, consider, do we want to keep Elton Gallegly, our 24th District California House Representative in Congress after he has voted almost exclusively [...]

David Swanson Endorses Mary Pallant for Congress

David Swanson of AfterDowningStreet.org endorses Mary Pallant For Congress in her effort to unseat Elton Gallegly.
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Norman Solomon flying in to Support Mary Pallant for Congress

Fundraiser May 4th, 2008
Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated colomnist, the author of “Made Love, Got War,” “War Made Easy,” and “Target Iraq.” A documentary based on “War Made Easy” was released in 2007 and narrated by Sean Penn.
Mary Pallant with Norman Solomon
Norman is traveling to the 24th to support Mary’s campaign.
Don’t miss this rare [...]

Are Peace and Impeachment Possible? By David Swanson in Ojai, CA

Went to hear David Swanson in Ojai, California this past Tuesday.  His remarks to the packed crowd were inspirational.  We cannot let up on the efforts for impeachment for both Cheney and Bush.  Cheney first.   The importance of impeachment to the future of our nation is too important.  We cannot allow the lawbreaking that has [...]

Impeachment Events in Ventura- Ojai Area

In a nation opposed to the occupation of Iraq, the opposition party is preparing
to shell out another $102 billion of our grandchildren’s money to continue it.
Our nation has come so far in seven years that the president and vice president
openly admit to authorizing torture in blatant violation of the Eighth
Amendment, longstanding US laws and treaties, [...]

Your Tax Money: 42% Going to War, 4.4% to Education

Ever wonder where your tax money is going? Well now you know.
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Could Gallegly’s 24th District Have Been Better Served?

Found an interesting website - NationalPriorites.org - where you can play with some numbers.
For instance, when comparing the tax cuts to the richest 10% for the year 2009, to the amount of money needed to hire music and art teachers for our students in public school, the figure is astounding:
IF instead of those tax cuts [...]

CA Universal Health Care SB840 - Senator Kuehl’s efforts

Steve Wiegand: California “creeping” along on universal health care
By Steve Wiegand - swiegand@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, April 5, 2008
Historian John D’Emilio has written that social movements can be categorized as either “leaping” or “creeping” in terms of their pace.
Over at the Hart Senior Center on 27th Street today, the apostles of Senate Bill 840 are [...]

Gallegly Strives to Honor the Birth of Ronald Reagan With Commemorative Coin?

Establishment of a Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission with a $1 commemorative coin produced from February 2010 to February 2011 is one of the requests before Congress.

The bulk of the bill would establish a commission to honor the 2010 centennial of the birth of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. The bill, H.R. [...]