Land rights linked to liberty in constitutional debate
The piece argues that the US Constitution protects broad personal liberties, warns that economic rights receive weaker scrutiny, and notes a legislative push in California to compensate landowners when zoning cuts land value by 25 percent or more. It emphasizes property rights as foundational to religious freedom press freedom and general liberty, and criticizes Cypress city officials.
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Life on the Color Line and the irony of race laws
Gregory Williams recounts learning at age ten that despite Caucasian features he was black due to miscegenation era rules. The column links his story to a California custody case where one Indian ancestor triggered the Indian Child Welfare Act, criticizing racial categorization as racist and outdated.
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Values clash fuels Foster nomination battle
Feder argues Clintonist values shift as Foster sails through Senate hearings after GOP defections. The piece criticizes Foster for Planned Parenthood ties, past sterilizations, Tuskegee involvement, and an abstinence program misusing contraception, urging Republicans to oppose.
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