Jun 23 2009
State Senate deals with federal issues
There is something wrong in the California State Senate. There is a budget crisis which hasn’t been resolved. There is a need for fiscal stability in the state, which hasn’t been dealt with. There are any number of pressing issues: water, prison overload, environmental concerns and children. So what do you think the Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committe is going to deal with today?
A way to make care for veterans easier to access? Making care cost less by using new technologies? Using electronic medical records to help keep costs down? A way to use preventative care, or use federal programs, to provide more for the veterans? Nope. The Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee will be discussing Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 9: A non-binding resolution that asks Congress and President Obama to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy currently in place for the military.
The measure is backed by Sen. Kehoe and Leno; both Democrats and both of the homosexual persuasion.
Once again, the Senate is up to its fun and games. Instead of dealing with the issues that need dealing with, they are going to pass a resolution on a federal issue - nothing the state does will matter on this issue. No one will be surprised that California did this. No one is going to even look twice at it. Maybe if Utah passed a similar resolution someone might take note. But instead of dealing with the real issues that affect Californians, our elected officials are dealing with things that don’t matter, and cannot matter, at the state level. This is more grandstanding on the homosexual vote. This does nothing of value for the people of California. Something the Senate needs to learn is that federal issues are dealt with at the federal level.
If you are really interested in repealling “don’t ask, don’t tell,” get involved and flood your Congressman’s mail with letters.
