Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://www.metnews.com/articles/2007/conf051707.htm" target="_blank">http://www.metnews.com/article s/2007/conf051707.htm</a> California's State Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal to an appellate ruling that determined California's state funded program was constitutional. $3 billion in state funds that had been tied up by this litigation can now be used in the program. California is immune from any Bush-led blockade, as this is all done within the state. Governor Schwarzenegger deserves a lot of credit for championing this issue. A quote from the article: "Robert Klein, who authored Proposition 71 and serves as chairman of the agency’s governing board, said the court’s decision frees up the entire $3 billion, providing California with more resources for stem cell research than any other nation in the world. Still, Klein said, the Bush administration’s policy of barring any federal funding for embryonic stem cell research is blocking facilities in other states from moving forward. “The key message is that California is free from these limitations imposed by the extreme right for ideological reasons and this nation needs to be free from these unreasonable restraints,†he said. “Everyone with a family member suffering from chronic disease needs the entire nation working on therapies, not just one state.â€
Originally Posted By jonvn Good for Arnold. The best thing that happened to him was the drubbing he took in that special election.
