It’s been a constant point of Russian history that the Russian people will prefer an authoritarian leader who puts food on their table and makes them feel proud over a democratic leader who can offer no such thing. Thus, the Russian people are willing to overlook Putin’s mob ties, his false abdication of power, and his intimidation of opposition leaders because he has brought them security and restored their pride, even though they are one of the few developed countries in the world whose population is declining.
Being a California resident, I can’t help but to keep my fingers crossed that a marriage amendment will make it on the ballot and get passed this fall. Of course, hope is pretty much all that we California conservatives have left...
It’s too bad that judicial activism never occurs in favor real rights of citizens, such as gun rights or the right to not be overrun by illegal immigrants.