The author, a Chico resident, describes himself as “a well-read activist and a proponent of California autonomy.” A few weeks ago, as our nation celebrated its birth, did you wonder why it is that the equality promised us by the Founding Fathers has been such a fleeting thing?
Democracy was largely destroyed by the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, passed by what then appeared to be the last Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The 1920 census had shown a trend of increased immigration and a rural-to-urban shift in population that heavily favored Democrats after the next census. The Republicans realized it […]
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