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Distinguished Visitor Suite normally reserved for brigadier general and above. The expenses included meals. He stayed there seven months.

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With supermajorities of Democrats in both houses of the state Legislature we are burdened with bizarre actions like telling fast food businesses how much they should pay employees. Or declaring everyone, even freelance court reporters and a host of other freelancers, that they should be paid full time. The only exception is real estate agents.

Now Los Angeles Democrat Isaac Bryon wants to change the referendum and initiative process. He wants paid signature gatherers to register for training. He also wants 10% of the signature gathers to be volunteers. The only volunteers are unions, which are backing the legislation. Applying this to referendums and initiatives affecting recently passed legislation, the change also reduces the time allowed for signature gathering.

It’s a first strike against the rights of