Daniel DID do drugs. Report below shows he had METH in his system and an extensive criminal history that included…
Greg, You can think what you want. Criminals, illegal immigration and neighboring countries can all erode countries sovereignty. But war…
My definition is ... irrelevant to this discussion, counselor. (I'd look up case law if I needed one.) You're the…
Wait what is your definition of sovereign nation? And I don’t think you understand what independence is. Entering into treaties…
But maybe you did mean (1) "Completely independent" and (2) "authority over its borders" as two separate things. In that…
I'll presume that you meant to write: "Completely independent authority over its borders." OK, by that definition, is the USA…
Completely independent and authority over its borders. That sounds about right. Not wrapped in tin foil.
What exactly do you think that the word "sovereign" means? Maybe we're getting to the root of the problem here.
If it can’t guarantee its own safety it is not much of a sovereign nation is it?
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Your March 2024 OJ Voting Guide: Start at the Bottom & Vote UP-Ballot!
Posted on February 9, 2024 | 130 CommentsLot of important races down there at the bottom. -
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Josh Newman – A Different Perspective
Posted on April 12, 2017 | 38 CommentsLook, maybe I’ve been a little too harsh on my state senator. He’s only been in office a few short months. I shouldn’t expect perfection from someone who has never […] -
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Fixing the Affordable Care Snack?
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The Sanctuary States of America
Posted on February 6, 2017 | 4 Comments. . . Donald Trump wants to build a $50 Billion dollar wall along our southern border to keep out illegal or non documented immigrants and workers. On our northern […] -
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The Homelessness Issue in the OC
Posted on April 6, 2015 | 3 Comments. . . The Homeless of Orange County need to set the standard around the country and perhaps around the world. We can do it…but…we need the Orange County Board […] -
![The Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chuck-reed-kamala-harris-115x115.png "Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.")
Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […] -
![This Thanksgiving, The Orange Juice Blog is grateful for several victories great and small the people of Orange County have been fighting for, with this blog at the forefront (in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Cornucopia-2013-115x115.jpg "Thankful for a Cornucopia of Victories This Year!")
Thankful for a Cornucopia of Victories This Year!
Posted on November 28, 2013 | 15 CommentsThis Thanksgiving, The Orange Juice Blog is grateful for several victories great and small the people of Orange County have been fighting for, with this blog at the forefront (in […] -
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Does Jerry Brown have it right this time?
Posted on November 25, 2013 | 6 CommentsBack in the late 70’s, under then-Governor Jerry Brown, the State of California ran a healthy budget surplus. So healthy in fact that Howard Jarvis, in launching the Proposition 13 […] -
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Hard Choices: Should California Release 1000 Drug Users or 1000 Violent Rapists?
Posted on August 11, 2013 | 13 CommentsCalifornia is likely to have to release about 1000 prisoners before the completion of their sentences by the end of the year, because judges say that there are apparently limits to […] -
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Governor Brown’s 2013 State of the State Address. Discuss!
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 34 CommentsVideo and transcript below of Governor Brown’s State of the State address for 2013, preceded by what in most cases will be a loud ad. FULL TEXT: The message this […] -
![Yes Virginia, there is a way to save the Orange County Republican Party. Jim Brulte, recently spoke at the Orange County Central Committee meeting. There was a lot of “revitalize the base” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Elephant-with-fake-foot-115x115.jpg "Saving the Orange County Republican Party?")
Saving the Orange County Republican Party?
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 18 CommentsYes Virginia, there is a way to save the Orange County Republican Party. Jim Brulte, recently spoke at the Orange County Central Committee meeting. There was a lot of “revitalize the base” […] -
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Corporate Welfare: Pretty soon you are talking real money!
Posted on January 4, 2013 | 8 Comments. Let’s start with our National Debt – $16.4 Trillion dollars. The new 2013 Congress says we need cuts to Entitlement Programs. The new 2013 Congress says that the National Debt […] -
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2012 Election Day Live-Blog 3: California Initiatives Watch!
Posted on November 6, 2012 | 2 Comments. Results coming in late tonight, or in some cases in the next few days, will tell us a lot of what California life will be like in the coming […] -
![We have eleven mostly interesting ballot propositions in store in November. The first poll on the whole batch, so far as I am aware, just came out — and it […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hiram-Johnson-red-tie-115x115.jpg "The First Big Poll is out on the Newly Numbered Props")
The First Big Poll is out on the Newly Numbered Props
Posted on July 20, 2012 | 1 CommentWe have eleven mostly interesting ballot propositions in store in November. The first poll on the whole batch, so far as I am aware, just came out — and it […]
So, good thing he was killed, you're saying?