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The Associated Press: Schwarzenegger orders government worker furloughs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger brought back furloughs for thousands of state workers until California passes a budget that addresses a $19 billion deficit.
Schwarzenegger released a new executive order requiring state workers to take three unpaid days off per month starting in August. Last year state workers were furloughed a total of 46 days resulting in a pay cut of about 14 percent Visit:The Associated Press: Schwarzenegger orders government worker furloughs:

California corruption: Prosecutors probe Bell for possible election fraud, conflicts of interest, improper salaries | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

"Until now, the district attorney has said it was looking at what it called high salaries paid to City Council members, who earned nearly $100,000 until they cut their own salaries on Monday. But Cooley said that part of the probe is specifically looking at whether council members received pay for meetings they didn’t attend." Visit:Prosecutors probe Bell for possible election fraud, conflicts of interest, improper salaries | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times:

White House backed release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi | The Australian

"THE US government secretly advised Scottish ministers it would be 'far preferable' to free the Lockerbie bomber than jail him in Libya.
Correspondence obtained by The Sunday Times reveals the Obama administration considered compassionate release more palatable than locking up Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in a Libyan prison." Visit:White House backed release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi | The Australian:

Scott Gottlieb: No, You Can't Keep Your Health Plan - WSJ.com

"President Obama guaranteed Americans that after health reform became law they could keep their insurance plans and their doctors. It's clear that this promise cannot be kept. Insurers and physicians are already reshaping their businesses as a result of Mr. Obama's plan." Visit: Scott Gottlieb: No, You Can't Keep Your Health Plan - WSJ.com:

The Mad Tea Party | NetRight Daily

Yesterday, the Senate voted 60 to 39 to take over the nation’s financial system. The bill now proceeds to Barack Obama, who will sign it, and it shall be law. Included is a hidden, permanent bailout that will enable faceless bureaucrats to levy taxes, bail out privileged institutions, and to seize disfavored ones, redistributing their assets to favored constituencies, like unions." visit:The Mad Tea Party | NetRight Daily:

Press release from James Madison Center for Free Speech

James Madison Center for Free Speech
1 South Sixth Street
Terre Haute, Indiana 47807-3510
www.jamesmadisoncenter.org

PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Contact: James Bopp, Jr.
Phone: 812.232.2434; Fax: 812.235.3685; jboppjr@aol.com

Candidate and Supporters Sue Virginia For Violating First Amendment Right To Circulate and Sign Candidate Petitions

On Tuesday, Herb Lux, an independent candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District, and three of his supporters sued Virginia to protect their right to circulate and sign a candidate petition in support of Herb Lux’s candidacy. The State Board of Elections rejected a majority of Mr. Lux’s petitions and refused to certify him for the ballot, citing a Virginia law that requires petition circulators to be residents of the congressional district. The group has asked the court to rule that the residency requirement violates their freedom of speech and to order the State Board of Elections to count the excluded signatures.

The Board of Elections rejected Mr. Lux’s signatures because Virginia law requires all petition circulators to live in the congressional district. When applied to Mr. Lux, the law prevents him from circulating his own petitions. The First Amendment clearly protects Mr. Lux’s freedom to circulate his own candidate petitions. It also protects his supporters’ freedom to help further his candidacy by signing a petition. If the Board counts all of the signatures collected by Mr. Lux, the group is more than confident that he will have collected more than the 1,000 signatures necessary to appear on the November ballot.

James Bopp, Jr., lead counsel for Mr. Lux and his supporters, stated, “The Supreme Court has clearly stated that a state may not prohibit large classes of people from circulating petitions unless it has a really good reason. There is simply no reason for prohibiting Mr. Lux from circulating his own petitions. It’s a silly rule and it makes no sense. And it’s really hurting Mr. Lux because he has been forced to place his campaign on hold while the court sorts out this thing. Hopefully, he will get the relief he seeks soon enough for him to wage an effective campaign.”

The case is before the Honorable Robert E. Payne in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. The case is Lux v. Rodrigues, No. 3:10-cv-482. The complaint and the brief in support of motion for preliminary injunction may be viewed at www.jamesmadisoncenter.org.

James Bopp, Jr. has a national federal and state election law practice. He is General Counsel for the James Madison Center for Free Speech, former Co-Chairman of the Election Law Subcommittee of the Federalist Society, and was recently recognized as the Republican Lawyer of the Year by the National Republican Lawyers Association.

CNSNews.com - Obama Administration Approves First Direct Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Through New High-Risk Insurance Pools

"(CNSNews.com) - If you want proof that President Obama's Executive Order on taxpayer-funded abortion was a sham, look no further than Pennsylvania, says House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio)." Visit:CNSNews.com - Obama Administration Approves First Direct Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Through New High-Risk Insurance Pools:

SAF Press Release :: SAF SUES TO OVERTURN NORTH CAROLINA’S 'EMERGENCY POWERS' GUN BANS

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation on Monday filed a federal lawsuit in North Carolina, seeking a permanent injunction against the governor, local officials and local governments from declaring states of emergency under which private citizens are prohibited from exercising their right to bear arms. Visit: SAF Press Release :: SAF SUES TO OVERTURN NORTH CAROLINA’S 'EMERGENCY POWERS' GUN BANS

SAF Press Release :: COURT VICTORY OVER CHICAGO IS 'CALL TO ACTION,' SAYS SAF

“This morning’s high court ruling clearly shows that the right of the individual citizen to have a gun is constitutionally protected in every corner of the United States,” Gottlieb stated. “We are already preparing to challenge other highly-restrictive anti-gun laws across the country. Our objective is to win back our firearms freedoms one lawsuit at a time.”
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Bobby Jindal gives most blistering comprehensive report on federal response to Gulf Oil Spill- The Right Scoop

Bobby Jindal gives most blistering comprehensive report on federal response to Gulf Oil Spill- The Right Scoop: "Sean Hannity got Bobby Jindal on the radio today to talk about the Gulf oil crisis and just let him go. One thing is clear: Bobby Jindal does not need a teleprompter to give you the entire run down on the Federal response to this crisis. In fact he spit out so much information I had to listen to this a couple of times because he really does lay it out in detail. The bottom line is what we all know already, that the Feds have botched this oil response royally from day one. But it’s the specifics that Jindal divulges that makes the account of the federal response so harrowing." Visit: Bobby Jindal gives most blistering comprehensive report on federal response to Gulf Oil Spill- The Right Scoop