Most of the important provisions of Arizona's controversial new immigration law were blocked by a Federal district court judge early Wednesday morning, just a day before it was set to go into effect. What does this ruling mean for the future of the law, and assuming it eventually goes into effect, what impact would it have on a California resident vacationing or otherwise travelling in Arizona?

When Congressman Dana Rohrabacher learned the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles was setting up a one day satellite office in Avalon, he planned a helicopter trip to the island and his office fired off a threatening letter and phone calls to the private facility hosting the event. His letter so intimidated the Santa Catalina Island Company, they cancelled the event. But, the Consulate believes the event was completely legal and routine—they moved it to St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Avalon.

As post election violence, demonstrations, and international concern all increase, U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Republican, 46 District of California, serving Seal Beach, says on his twitter feed, "now's the time for a regime change" in Iran. President Obama said in response to the post election clashes in Iran "I want to start by being very clear that it is up to Iranians to make decisions about who Iran’s leaders will be, that we respect Iranian sovereignty and want to avoid the United States being the issue inside of Iran."

On Wednesday our U.S. Representatives Ed Royce, Republican, 40th District of California, serving Los Alamitos and Rossmoor, and Dana Rohrabacher, Republican, 46 District of California, serving Seal Beach, voted against H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The bill passed the house on a 249 - 175 vote. President Obama strongly supported the legislation and 18 Republicans voted in favor of the bill.

Now that we, the taxpayers, own nearly 80% of A.I.G. and the bonuses have been paid, what should be done about the mess? As Rep. Ed Royce attends a subcommittee hearing in Washington, President Obama flies into Long Beach airport. There is enough finger pointing about who is to blame and the public is clearly outraged, but the important question now is what should be done about it. Since the Federal Government now owns nearly 80% of the failed insurance conglomerate, your Editors wanted to know what our local Congressional Representatives, Ed Royce and Dana Rohrabacher, think should be done next.

In an unusual split of our two West Orange County conservative Republican
Congressmen, U.S. Representative Ed Royce, 40th District of California,
serving Los Alamitos and Rossmoor, voted against the Credit Cardholders'
Bill of Rights Act of 2009. Dana Rohrabacher, Republican, 46 District of
California, serving Seal Beach, voted in favor of the bill which passed the
house late last week. The bill now goes to the Senate.

Our Republican Congressional Representatives, Dana Rohrabacher, representing the 46 Congressional District, and Ed Royce, representing the 40th District, voted against a major wilderness preservation bill this past week. The bill, dubbed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, protects 2 million acres of wilderness from development and was pass by the House without any California Republican support, except for yes votes from Rep. Mary Bono Mack, of Palm Springs, and Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon of Santa Clarita. The bill provides the maximum level of Federal protection for more than 700,000 acres of California wild lands and enhances scenic rivers protection for 8 rivers in California.

AS the Obama Administration expresses neutrality, a group of Republican Congressmen have serious concerns about one of the candidates in the El Salvadorian elections on Sunday, March 15. West Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who represents Seal Beach among other cities, was part of the GOP Representatives threatening sanctions if the left leaning candidate Mauricio Funes is elected.