Otters Talking Politics

This week John, aka Mr. Otter, flies solo and discusses the contradictory ideals of the left, Georgia Politicians trying to regulate men's reproductive organs, and how to improve public forums. Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Check Out Our Store Page: OttersTalkingPolitics.com/store/ Sources Suing Over Slave Photos https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/20/harvard-university-sued-descendants-slaves-over-photos-renty/3213537002/?fbclid=IwAR10dPrheOAVSUW3BCvtv_ySwJLNq62vas-M_UP7Ak6XW5BCmZWfFXR412g Georgia Politician Proposes Testicular Rights Bill https://www.cbsnews.com/news/testicular-bill-of-rights-georgia-darshun-kendrick-drafting-legislation-response-heartbeat-abortion-ban/ The Issue with Public Forums and Voter Input https://sanjosespotlight.com/should-san-jose-move-up-its-public-comment-period/?fbclid=IwAR3J9HG8Vfzt5HEFrR0OTkQtleK5AIsn__X0qkolnu8kDXaxnLFaZQaZQ0k

This week the otters discuss Gov. of California Gavin Newsom's hold on the death penalty in California.   Check out We Do Better: http://wedobetter.org/ Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Check Out our Website: Otterstalkingpolitics.com

This week The Otters talking about the dangers of the Juvenile court system and how much control parents really have over their children.   Check out We Do Better: http://wedobetter.org/   Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters

This week John is joined by Dan Johnson, executive at the organization We Do Better. We Do Better's goal is to change the way we solve issues in society by empowering private charities to do more and do better through tax incentives for everyone. Check out We Do Better: http://wedobetter.org/ Use #WeDoBetter to join the discussion. Follow Dan Johnson on Twitter @WDBexec

This week the Otters Discuss the Supreme Courts ruling against states lofting heavy punishments for crimes and how fighting for minimum wage for handicapped people may not be in their best interest.

This week The Otters discuss how San Jose City Council may be coming around to the idea of a free market housing industry, California thinking about giving college athletes their dues, and Chicago's attempt to bring memes into gun laws. Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Check Out our Website: Otterstalkingpolitics.com Support Advocates for Self-Government: theadvocates.org References California Government to Pay Athletes: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article225561675.html https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB206 San Jose City council to study Effects of Ellis act: https://abc7news.com/society/san-jose-launching-11-new-affordable-housing-projects/5124790/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-city-council-re-evaluates-policy-to-protect-rent-control-units/?fbclid=IwAR0-NdPHGdGmwexoaooCR_btwtMivv9bE3c1hmt1VwvkW7USC39Lbbab0Uo http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=5517

This week The Otters discuss issues with New York's new changes to abortion laws that everyone can agree on, San Diego making it harder to soup kitchens to feed the homeless, and Houston police making threats against concerned citizens. Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Check out our Website: OttersTalkingPolitics.com Support Growing Homes: GrowingHomeinc.org News Sources: New York: https://www.dailywire.com/news/42513/horror-new-york-set-legalize-abortion-birth-amanda-prestigiacomo?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro San Diego: https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/new-california-laws-forces-local-non-profit-to-shut-down  Houston: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/houston-police-officers-shot-track-police/?fbclid=IwAR0MtmbDjMD8BEX9T87HuOG2CJWoZYCCx2B794JRYMuJobHuCxSvfAexqPE

This week the Otters discuss A SCOTUS ruling on if chain snatching is a violent crime, the President of the United States stopping Democrats planes to travel abroad, changes/proposals to change the weed law in San Jose, and Oregon considering at home nurse visits for babies.   Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Check out our Website: Otterstalkingpolitics.com   Show Note Sources:    New York Times Felony Purse Snatching   Trump Cancels Trip   Oregon Could Require At Home Visits

This week The Otters discuss government shutdown opprotunities, Trump's border wall speech & the dishonest talk around it, and Rep Justin Amash's bill to protect owners whose land may be subject to eminent domain.   Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters   Check out our new merchandise over at Design by Humans   Support Growing Home at Growinghomeinc.org   Articles and References:  Park Clean up Opportunities: https://www.lp.org/libertarians-organize-trash-cleanups-of-national-parks/ Rep. Justin Amash's Bill: http://reason.com/blog/2019/01/10/rep-justin-amash-takes-on-eminent-domain   https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/1083468600067932160 

The Otters are back with the list of new laws that will affect your freedoms if you're a Californian.   Be sure to follow on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Check out our website: Otterstalkingpolitics.com Check out our new Merchandise: https://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/OttersTalkingPolitics/ Support Growing Home: Growinghomeinc.org

This week The Otter Couple discuss the undue burdens the government place on people trying to reenter society and Trump favoring much needed criminal justice reform for Federal prisons.   Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Checkout our website Otterstalkingpolitics.com

Returning from a long and unannounced hiatus, The Otters return to discuss an issue that hit Michaela's Santa Clara Law School, neighbors trying to promote civility, and what Libertarians are missing in their political strategies. Follow us on Twitter @politicalotters Visit our website OttersTalkingPolitics.com

With the Kavanaugh nomination hearing closed and the Senate confirmation vote happening tomorrow The Otters look back at what we've lost and what ought to be learned from this whole situation. Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Check out our Website: Otterstalkingpolitics.com

On International Wrongful Conviction day, The Otters drop in to discuss a few wrongful convictions that have been overturned with help by the California Innocence Project and the themes that unify these cases. Support the California Innocence Project: https://californiainnocenceproject.org/about-the-project/support-the-project/   Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Check out all of our Otter content at: http://otterstalkingpolitics.com/

This Week John of Otters Talking Politics is joined by Theodore from Crowdfundedgovernment.com to talk about his idea of how to voluntarily fund the government. Follow Theodore on Twitter @CrowdFundedGov And learn more about crowdfunded government at http://www.crowdfundedgovernment.com/    Follow Otters Talking Politics @PoliticalOtters and check out all of our content at Otterstalkingpolitics.com

With California Governor Jerry Brown holding a climate change summit in San Francisco and the passing of CA SB 100, The Otters discuss climate change and how some countries' policies are not actually solving the issue. Also this week, The Otters discuss the unlawful killing of Jean Botham in Dallas. Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Check out our website: Otterstalkingpolitics.com Pacific Trash Origin: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/09/07/great-pacific-garbage-patch-where-did-all-trash-come/1133838002/  Pulling Carbon from the Air: https://psmag.com/environment/scientists-create-a-cheaper-way-to-pull-carbon-dioxide-from-the-atmosphere  Oil From Plastic: http://www.plastic2oil.com/site/home  UPDATE: Jean Botham news: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6169631/Search-warrant-says-Dallas-cop-trying-open-black-neighbors-door-set-keys.html 

As The Otters return from their month long break they discuss the reformations made to the bail system in California and the reformations needed within the Catholic Church. Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters Find more videos and content at Otterstalkingpolitics.com Support us by checking out Biztalks.co

In a late episode, The Otters delve into last week's issues of judges preventing the free flow of legal information, Big Company's pledging to not discriminate, and San Francisco companies being forced to not give out free lunches.

This week The Otters discuss the 9th Circuit court of Appeals decision on concealed carry, a plastic straw ban in Santa Barbara California, Trump reducing the Endangered Species Act, and Trump's continued trade war. Check out our Website: Otterstalkingpolitics.com Follow us on Twitter @PoliticalOtters

This week The Otters respond to Sen. Sander's "Townhall Debate" about poor working conditions in some of the major companies of the United State and how the government fits into the issue and if it fits into the solution. Check out our website Otterstalkingpolitics.com Follow us on Twitter @Politicalotters