yes, and when they do make it like judge thomas on the
nations highest court and judge estrada, then they are
uncle toms, they are right wing radicals, anything but
a role model for others to follow.

--- pam <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm also politically liberal - a member of the green
> party - because I see
> the need for better representation and policies for
> the poor and
> marginalized in our society (this comes out of my
> Christian beliefs). I get
> very tired of seeing people who are already
> struggling being forced to
> struggle more. I worked for 10 years as a community
> college counselor. Many
> of the students I saw were from low-income and/or
> minority backgrounds, and
> were trying to make better lives for themselves and
> their families. Did they
> benefit from tax cuts - no. Were they hurt (impeded
> in their efforts to gain
> an education, provide decent childcare for their
> kids, get decent healthcare
> for their kids, etc.) by cuts in social programs -
> yes. And check this out -
> of the three systems of higher education in this
> state (University of
> California, California State University, and
> California Community Colleges),
> UC is about to sustain cuts of about 2% and the
> Community Colleges of about
> 10%. Guess which student/parent population holds
> more political clout.
> Where's the justice?
>
> We're facing a 35 billion dollar budget deficit in
> California. In his
> current budget proposal our democratic Governor
> wants to raise vehicle
> license fees and slightly raise the sales tax, so
> education need only be cut
> by 1.5 billion. Republicans are balking at this,
> they want to balance the
> budget without raising taxes. Meanwhile, we continue
> to spend more on
> prisons. If we poured money into education, we would
> have less of a need for
> prisons! We need something to correct our
> nearsightedness.
>
> OK, off my soapbox.
>
> I would like to make a comment about our political
> discussions. I like it
> very much that we can share our ideas.  I really
> don't like comments that
> disparage individuals on this list for their
> politics. This is a good,
> supportive list - please lets keep it that way.


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