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Matt Gaetz forced to pull out after sex scandal explodes

Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration for attorney general on Thursday, saying his nomination—besieged by allegations that he had sex with minors at drug-fueled sex parties and then bragged about those encounters to fellow lawmakers on the House floor—was “becoming a distraction” for Donald Trump. In a post on XGaetz wrote: I had excellent meetings […]

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How California can still put an end to forced prison labor

Proposition 6, the ballot measure that would have amended the California Constitution to prohibit involuntary servitude in prison, failed. That’s troubling. Do voters really believe forced prison labor is acceptable? The state Constitution (like its federal counterpart) has long outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude except “to punish crime.” Maybe voters thought prisoners should be made […]