New Video: Jon's Take On The Final Governor's Debate -- And -- ICYMI: 6 Stories & A Video From Last Week
We featured a lot of great, original content this past week. Below are six highlights of columns, one great new video... Along with a new video commentary on the final gubernatorial debate!
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Jon’s Debate Take!
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BELOW ARE SIX STORIES FROM THIS WEEK THAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED!
New Statewide Survey Results - Governor’s Race: Three Candidates, Two Spots, One Messy June Election
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Former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse Is Dying Better Than Most Of Us Are Living
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*Breaking* New "WIPEOUT" Video Exposes the Fallacy Of The So-Called Billionaire Tax
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Straight Talk with HJTA's Jon Coupal On The Billionaire Tax, Tom Steyer, And California’s War On Taxpayers
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Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 5/15 - And We Present The Worst Week In Politics Video…
Below is our Top Ten List of Winners and Losers for the Week. This feature is available to all of our subscribers, free and paid. At the bottom of this post is our “Worst Week In California Politics” special feature. It's me, in rare form, on video, going on why someone’s week sucked. It is below the paywall for our paid subscribers, though. Please support my independent calling of balls and strikes, and unlock lots of content by upgrading today! It’s only $7 a month (or $70 for an entire year).
California Patriot Profile: Mike Antonovich, The Conservative Who Governed Los Angeles County
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One Video… SDIM, Live! Jon had brought on Los Angeles politics expert Matt Klink to talk about Spencer Pratt and more!
On This Date In 1954…
THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN RACIAL SEGREGATION IN SCHOOLS
We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment…
- Chief Justice Earl Warren
On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential decisions in American history: Brown v. Board of Education. To understand the magnitude of the ruling, it is important to understand the country it confronted.
At the time, much of America — especially the South — still operated under Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in schools, public facilities, transportation, and daily life. The legal foundation for this system came from the 1896 Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld the doctrine of “separate but equal.” In reality, separate was rarely equal. Black Americans were routinely denied access to quality schools, economic opportunity, and equal treatment under the law.
Brown v. Board centered on a group of Black families in Topeka, Kansas, who challenged segregated public schools. In a unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The decision did not instantly end segregation, and massive resistance followed across parts of the country. But Brown fundamentally changed the legal and moral direction of America, becoming a cornerstone of the modern civil rights movement and a defining statement that the Constitution applied equally to all Americans.
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