Issues
These are the key issues that we believe must be addressed in order to ensure freedom, innovation, and the continued survival of the United States.
Ongoing Issues
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Issues Won
- Clint Eastwood vs. ADA Lawyers
- (Begun: May 14, 2000)
There is a new scam being perpetrated by unscrupulous lawyers intent on making a fast buck by extracting settlements from small businesses. - Update: Clint won his court case. This means that people who make reasonable accommodations for the handicapped will be less likely to be hit with a frivolous lawsuit. [Wattenburg & Sheerin]
- The Robert Womack Case
- (Begun: January 30, 1999)
Robert Womack was harassed by Amador County officials for failing to get a county permit to remove a modern double-wall underground fuel tank, even though he had obtained a permit to demolish the former service station from the city (Jackson, CA) that the property was in. This is an injustice because local government agencies are guilty of equal or greater transgressions, yet are not being harassed, much less cited or even fined. After many years of litigation, the county and state dropped all criminal charges, and then filed civil charges. [Wattenburg & Sheerin]
Issues Lost
- Help the Russian Orthodox Nuns
- (Begun: June 6, 1999)
A group of elderly nuns who simply wanted to build a convent on land they own was harassed by the Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District, which at one point was attempting to take their land by eminent domain, later reached an agreement to stop the taking, but then began pulling strings to prevent them from building their convent/retreat.
Fighting for Fairness
The Pacific Legal Foundation assists citizens who are being bullied by government agencies.
- Made in America
- For the U.S. to remain a vibrant economy, with opportunities for its citizens to continue leading technology and find high-paying jobs, we must re-balance the portion of products we purchase that are actually made in this country.
- We must be provided with the truth about where goods are made, and publicize when companies such as Wal-Mart ditch their Made in America campaigns (1997) and move to a model where just $0.5 million of its $245 billion in annual sales (2002).
- Gannett News features: Jobs in an Evolving Economy. Made in America? Not Likely. PBS—Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town.
- English-only
- It is my belief that one of the greatest harms being done to this country is the mandate for offering voting and state services in multiple languages. This country was founded in English, and having one language that all our citizens can speak is the surest way to allow all people to communicate with each other. Segregation by language can only serve to foster resentment and bigotry. Laws that mandate publishing of public documents into any language besides English should be repealed—except for a few limited but necessary categories, including emergency medical care and tourist information. California’s Dymally-Alatorre Act should be repealed, along with any law that mandates or allows voting information to be published in non-English languages.
