With all the recent discussion of the role that the 14th Amendment played in the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, it might be worth a quick review of California’s history with the 14th. The 14th Amendment was proposed by Congress on June 13, 1866. The issue was not taken up during the legislative […]
#iamlanterman – Who Was Frank Lanterman?
Coming out of the Capitol earlier this week, I ran into a group protesting outside. Although it isn’t unusual to see a group protesting outside, I was fascinated by the signs they carried; “I am Lanterman.” Fascinating. The Lanterman that they were referring to was the Lanterman Developmental Center, one of five Developmental Centers operated […]
ARCHIVE: Pious Sinners by Assemblyman Leroy Greene
From the One Voter archives comes this article, “Prostitutes and Pious Sinners” by Assemblyman Leroy Greene, written in the 1960s about his work on legislation to legalize prostitution in California. This article includes Greene’s notes on an early draft.
