Those of you who regularly frequent this site know that I've been concentrating the news articles on the momentous CA recall election and Ward Connerly's prop 54, the Racial Privacy Initiative, which is on the same ballot. I'll be keeping you up to date with the most interesting news and opinion from CA until the election is over, and I won't neglect to get follow-up stories on the new governor, should Davis be defeated.

Dr. Keyes has formally endorsed Senator Tom McClintock. Details may be found on the RenewAmerica site. If you want information on the McClintock campaign, his stands on the issues, etc., click here.

The Declaration Foundation does not endorse candidates, though we do take positions on the underlying issues and endeavor to keep citizens informed.

On the national front, the long-sought partial Birth Abortion Ban has passed the House. The next hurdle is the Senate, where liberal Republicans are the obstacle for the bill's sponsors. President Bush is expected to sign the resulting bill, so all citizen action and attention should be directed to the Senate for now.

Dr. Keyes has thrown his considerable energy into the Ten Commandments controversy, and has written and spoken at length on the subject. Again, there is much rich material over at RenewAmerica. The discussion forum there is currently devoted to the pragmatism/principles question as it plays out in CA. I have put in my two cents, but not as the position of the Foundation, merely as a private California Citizen.

For American Principles!