Jim Costa is a reliable champion of the well-off, a lifelong pol from California's Central Valley who's been through the legislative-lobbyist door so many times I can imagine he's just a little dizzy (or ditzy, as the case may be).
The only way to ensure fair and equal treatment of transgender persons is through the legislative process and the passage of bills.
Ed reasoned that, aside from revolution, the only way to advance change is through the administrative, legislative and judicial systems, all cumbersome and subject to powerful special interests.
The timeline was so compressed, they say, that it "ensured that the court would get to draw the map it wanted, instead of being crafted through the legislative process".
The justice secretary's libel reform bill is going through the legislative process and Clarke, along with the attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has also warned the media to take more care over reporting that could be in contempt of court.
Mr. Spitzer's press secretary, Christine Anderson, said yesterday, "The governor fully supports pay increases for judges and has submitted legislation to provide that increase," but she added, "He believes that any such increase should be provided through the legislative process rather than through litigation".
We believe that arbitrarily imposed legislative sanctions restricting your sexual freedom should be rescinded through the legislative process".
The court also ruled that any compensation should be allocated through the legislative, rather than judicial, process.
In Texas, Republican Gov. Rick Perry also signed a voter ID bill into law after it was rushed through the legislative process.
"We think it can and should be done through the legislative process over the next few weeks and months," said Richard Studley, Michigan Chamber of Commerce president.
