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Leland Y. Yee, Ph.D.
Speaker pro Tempore
California State Assembly
Assemblymember.Yee@assembly.ca.gov

Dr. Yee,
I recently read your op-ed piece "Violent Video Game Legislation Protects Children" [link] and I wanted to applaud your efforts in protecting children from media violence. I think everyone agrees that violent games should not be in the ( Read more... )

I would love to live in a world where abortion wasn't an issue, where it was never needed or used, and we never had to argue about it. So instead of arguing about it any more, I'm going to strive to find that world where it doesn't exist. So now, the real question to anyone out there who doesn't want abortion to exist is how to we get there ( Read more... )

Senfronia Thompson, a black State Representative from Houston, Texas, stood up and said this during the Legislatures' session about a bill to add an anti-same-sex marriage amendment to the State Constitution ( Read more... )

I just realised that saying we're fighting 'terrorism' is a lot like saying we're fighting 'bombing'. I learned this while reading about a book called "Inside the Kingdom" by Carmen Bin Ladin. She's a sister-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, and a proponent of women's rights in Muslim countries, notably Saudi Arabia. Interestingly, her work is creating a ( Read more... )

Hey all! I want to let everybody know about a project that started last month by a group of Earlham alumni. It's called SwingSemester and we're trying to help 100 college students, recent alums, and any other interested parties find positions with organizations in Ohio that are doing canvassing and voter education. Since we're dealing mostly with ( Read more... )