OK. You win, Mr. Internet Commenter! Clearly you have experience in anonymous online contrarianism, and I bow to your insouciant explanations . Now for me to leave this site and go back to being Dr. Prickamcdick :)

The same gubenatorial powers that permit him to change this name on the basis of his opinion (for a reason we all agree with, being patently offensive, and an opinion many others have) also allow states to unduly restrict women’s reproductive freedom, like instituting rules about abortion centers, doctor presence and…

Sorry, I agree! But my point was more about signing a law that seems to censor a name that existed which while is obviously stupid and needs to be changed is being done so in a non-constitutional way! That’s all...

“California” is called as such because of a popular spanish book that all conquistidors were familiar with in the 1500s called “Las Sergas de Esplandian” by Garci Rodriguez de Montalvo. The book imagined an island called “Las Californias” where giant black Amazon-like women wore gold armor and left male babies to be…

One could construe this as the government limiting free speech. And I’d rather not side with a decision I agree with but for a reason I don’t.