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The Vanderbilt Farmers' Market returns to campus Thursday, June 4, and will be held every Thursday from 3-6 p.m. through Oct. 29.
Because of the ongoing restoration work on the VUH Plaza, where the market has been held the past few years, it will be held at a new location near the corner of 21st Avenue and Blakemore.
Stop by and shop for local fruits and vegetables, dairy products such as goat cheese, milk and yogurt, grass-fed beef and free-range chicken, eggs, pasta, honey, healthy baked goods and flowers. Cash accepted at all vendors; credit cards and debit cards accepted at some.
Stop by the Health Plus table at the Vanderbilt Farmers' Market through October 22nd to enter a weekly drawing for a $15 Gift Card for one of the featured vendors. Must present Vanderbilt ID to enter. Faculty and staff may only win once.
The Vanderbilt Farmers' Market is a Health Plus and Nashville Farmers' Market collaboration.
Vendors include: Provence Breads, Noble Springs Dairy, Johnson's honey, JD Country Milk, Smiley's Farm, Howell's Farm, Walnut Hills Farm, Ousley Ouch Salsa, Her Flowers Farm, Nature's Promise Farm, Lucky Farm, See Sun Vu Farm, ,The Post, Kelley's Berry Farm, The Peach Truck, Lost River Creamery and more.
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RYAN TELLS NIKITA IT'S TIME TO INVOLVE THE CIA — When it looks like Percy's (Xander Berkeley) nuclear weapons plan is getting out of control, Ryan (guest star Noah Bean) suggests they go to the Director of the CIA, Morgan Kendrick (guest star Brian Howe), for help. Nikita (Maggie Q) is vehemently opposed to the plan and is surprised when Michael (Shane West) takes Ryan's side. Tensions escalate when Nikita is proven right after they discover Kendrick has a link to Percy. Meanwhile, Sean (Dillon Casey) is shot by Percy's men, shaking Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) to the core. Aaron Birkhoff also stars. Michael Robison directed the episode written by Kalinda Vazquez (#221).
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The sound of buzzing engines filled the air over Olney last week as aerobatic pilots trained at Olney Municipal Airport for competition in the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship series. Several pylons, or "air gates," were visible on the horizon from Monday, Oct. 21, through Monday, Oct. 28, as the pilots trained for the year-long event.
Many of the pilots, support staff and ground crew involved with the event converged on the airport, along with their planes and a portable hangar, to make the most of the clear skies and space around Olney.
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Roseville author's story on Bubbles published
For one Roseville resident, her pig Bubbles became more than a family pet; the potbellied pig became Jane Ferguson's inspiration for her first book called "Bubbles the Little Pig." The children's book, which hits bookstores May 12, is also currently available on Amazon.com and is sold internationally for $19.95. Ferguson said her new title as author is "kind of a weird feeling" – something she never really expected to take on. She works at Rabobank in Roseville and said the president of the bank helped her realize how much of an honor it is for her story to transform into a book. "Not everyone writes a book," he told her. And as a first-time author, not every writer gets published. "I got lucky with that," she said. "It really means a lot, so much to me and my family." The thought of getting a pig was something that only crossed Ferguson and her husband Cary Nathan's minds about two years ago. They made a trip to the state fair where they saw piglets and from there the infatuation grew. "We can't get a pig," she thought at the time. But after research and going through a rescue shelter called Pig Harmony, Bubbles became a family member, and even has her own room in their house where she sleeps each night. It's a small pink room under the staircase adorned with a pink blanket with crowns and the word "princess." At age 2, Bubbles is the star of Ferguson's 44-page book. "Bubbles was my inspiration, I adore her," she said. "I just sat down one day and started writing a little story." Her husband had no idea she was writing the book until it was finished. "I was completely surprised," he said. "I was so incredibly proud of her," he added. And when Nathan read the story, it stirred up lots of emotion. "I actually started to cry a little, I was so proud of her," he said. The book tells the story of Bubbles' outdoor adventure when the gardener leaves the red gate open. She encounters and talks to dogs, turkeys and other animals, but eventually makes it back home. The book, although fiction, is based on a number of real-life events. The story includes Ferguson, her husband and stepson as characters, and some of Bubbles' real characteristics intertwined into the made-up journey. "Bubbles talks all the time," Ferguson said. "Pigs are comical and frustrating at the same time," she added, recalling a time when Bubbles got into the kitchen, opened the pantry cupboards and helped herself to all the food she could find. With her child-like tendencies, Nathan said, "she's very much a part of the family." "I joke that my wife loves that pig more than me," he said. Ferguson will be at the Auburn Reptile Company located at 165 Elm Ave. in Auburn from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 31 for her first book signing. When asked if there is a sequel in the works to Bubbles' adventure or another book penned by Ferguson, she smiles. "If people want another story, there's another story there," she said.


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Anthony played in 17 games for the Tigers, making five starts the past two seasons. The 6-foot-4, 280-pound Anthony was not projected as a starter heading into the season for No. 16 Clemson.
Anthony said in a statement he enjoyed his time at Clemson but needed a clean start somewhere he can become a starter.
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George Lamond became an instant star for his first Freestyle album, "Bad of the Heart," which yielded the hit single with the same name and as well as "Without You" and "Look Into My Eyes." This paved the way for other popular albums in both the Freestyle genre as well as modern approaches to traditional Latin music, including "Where Does That Leave Love" and "Oye Mi Canto."
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dude-bro (plural dude-bros)
- (slang) A hypermasculine man, especially one who is misogynist and/or homophobic.
2007 October 15, Newman, Eric, "iPhone is different things to different dudes"[1], Brandweek, volume 48, ISSN 1064-4318, page 226:
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The Portola neighborhood will come together to celebrate the new Portola Branch Library February 28
Replacing a leased facility on San Bruno Avenue, the brand-new library at 380 Bacon St. will feature more books and materials, a dedicated teen space, an expanded children's area, plus a program room accessible after hours for community meetings.
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A grand opening celebration will kick off with lion dancers and musicians in front of the new branch. Festivities begin at 1:00 P.M. Library services will start at 2 o'clock.
Goettingen Street will be closed between Bacon and Burrows streets to through traffic during the event. City
Librarian Luis Herrera, State Senator Leland Yee and Supervisor Sophie Maxwell are among the city and state officials attending the opening celebration.
"In this time of economic uncertainty, libraries are providing a haven for information and recreation. We are excited that San Francisco's Branch Library Improvement Program continues to build and renovate neighborhood libraries," said City Librarian Luis Herrera.
"A brand new library in the Portola neighborhood will serve a multicultural community of children, teens and seniors for generations to come."
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The 6,300-square-foot space occupies a site acquired from the San Francisco Unified School District on a corner of the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School facility.
A beautiful public art display of fused cast glass panels by Dana Zed will welcome patrons into the branch. The light and airy new branch features a new, view garden, an expanded children's section that will be able to accommodate school visits, a designated teen space and a program room that will allow after-hours access for the community.
The branch also includes new furniture and shelving, an expanded collection of books, CDs, DVDS and other materials, a prominent reading area, more computers, Wi-Fi access to the Internet and more functional staff work spaces.
Architecture firm Stoner Meek/Noll & Tam designed the new branch library, drawing from a range of inspiration – the form of books themselves, open to the public, and the rhythm and scale of traditional San Francisco neighborhood bay windows.
At the library entrance, the public is welcomed by an airy art-filled Periodical Room. The porch-like quality of this entry continues along the full southern edge of the building, with reading chairs in each of the bay windows. The Department of Public Works managed the project.
Portola is the ninth library project to be completed under the Branch Library Improvement Program, which is funded by a $105.9 million bond measure passed by voters in November 2000. The Portola branch is the second of four city branches that were housed in leased facilities and are being replaced by city-owned buildings. Project costs totaled about $3.3 million.
Over the past two years, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library has been working in partnership with neighborhood residents and communities to raise funds, awareness and support for the branch improvements.
Friends contributed $500,000 towards the Portola Branch renovations, to pay for furnishings, fixtures and equipment—expenses not covered by the bond. Of this, almost $100,000 has been raised by the Portola Library Campaign Committee. For more information on how to support the Portola Library Campaign, please contact Tina Tom, 626-7512 X106.
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Today, I take a closer look at the recent 'Lincoln' trailer, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Also the latest Walt Disney animated feature – 'Wreck-It Ralph' and the highly anticipated 'Looper' – boasting Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis.
'Lincoln' – Dir. Steven Spielberg
After the backing out of Liam Neeson, another capable British thesp in the form of Daniel Day-Lewis features as the most popular President in the history of The United States. This first trailer, giving us an insight into Abraham Lincoln's turbulent few months during the Civil War. Speculated to be a massive hit – the trailer itself is played for drama, focussing on debating parties and briefly glimpsing at a troubled Lincoln. Interspersed with imagery from the Civil War, the plight of slaves and Lincoln's allies rallying in support. For me, this really feels boxed-in for Spielberg movie. I feel no overwhelming desire to take heed or even wonder at the prospect of seeing this film. It's something I've never experienced before with this director. I sincerely hope I am proven wrong.
'Wreck-It Ralph' – Dir. Rich Moore
Another hotly tipped movie, this time coming from the animation studios of Disney. 'Wreck-It Ralph' may be on paper a basic story of redemption, or 'doing that bit more'. But it looks like a lot of fun with its endless video game character cameos that we've seen from the first trailer as well as this latest one. It's a familiar plot outline, but executed in a way we haven't seen before. Keep an eye out – I'm looking forward to this one.
'Looper' – Dir. Rian Johnson
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Joe Simmons, a mafia hitman and a 'Looper' that is tasked to travel back in time in order to kill an agent on the condition that all targets must never escape. But, after realising that the target is a future version of himself, played by Bruce Willis. Shit conveniently hits the fan. Already receiving encouraging reviews, 'Looper' is said to be the best sci-fi film since Duncan Jones' 'Moon' and one of the best overall of the year so far. Teeming with some striking visual flair and a host of tense action sequences. This is certainly one of the best trailers I've seen for some time.


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What Is Low Vision?
As we age, our eyes change too. Many of these changes in vision can be corrected by glasses or contact lenses. However, if your eye doctor tells you that your vision cannot be fully corrected with ordinary prescription lenses, medical treatment, or surgery, and you still have some usable vision, you have what is called "low vision."
Having low vision means that even with regular glasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery, you may find it difficult to perform everyday tasks, such as reading your mail, shopping, preparing meals, and signing your name.
People age 65 and older, as well as African Americans and Hispanics over age 45, are at higher risk of having low vision from diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma.
There are many signs that can indicate low vision. For example, even with your regular glasses, do you have difficulty:
- Recognizing faces of your friends and relatives?
- Performing tasks that require you to see well up close, such as reading, cooking, crafting, fixing things around the house, or picking out and matching the color of your clothing?
- Performing tasks at work or home because lights now seem dimmer?
- Reading street and bus signs, or the names of stores?
Vision changes like these could be early warning signs of eye disease. Usually, the earlier your problem is diagnosed, the better are your chances of undergoing successful treatment and keeping your remaining vision.
Regular dilated eye exams should be part of your routine health care; however, if you think your vision has changed recently, it's recommended that you make an appointment with your eye care professional as soon as possible.
What Causes Low Vision?
Among older persons, low vision can result from specific eye conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, from a stroke, or from a range of other eye conditions. Low vision may affect your ability to see people's faces or watch television, to read, to drive, and even to match colors.
It is important to discuss your vision with your eye care professional because many causes of decreased vision can be treatable with medicine or surgery.
What You Should Know About Low Vision
Having "low vision" is not the same as being "blind." For example, your doctor may tell you that you have a blind or blank spot in the center of your vision that limits your ability to read or see people's faces; nevertheless, you can still get around using your side (or peripheral) vision.
Or you may have problems seeing well with your side (or peripheral) vision, but still see clearly enough to read the newspaper using your central vision.
The important thing is to know that there is help. For example, doctors who are low vision specialists can provide you with a low vision exam as a first step in determining how you can use your remaining vision. Often, a low vision specialist can give you recommendations about optical and non-optical devices and vision rehabilitation services that can help you to maximize your remaining vision and learn new ways of doing everyday tasks.
Some examples of helpful devices that a low vision specialist can discuss with you include:
- illuminated stand magnifiers or electronic aids for reading
- strong glasses or loupes for seeing the computer screen, sheet music, or for sewing
- telescopic glasses or monoculars for seeing television, faces, signs, or other items at a distance
- glare shields for reducing glare and enhancing contrast
- adaptive daily living equipment to make everyday tasks easier, such as clocks with larger numbers, writing guides, or black and white cutting boards.
Low Vision Services
Low vision services can include any or all of the following:
- training to use optical and electronic devices correctly
- training to help you use your remaining vision more effectively
- improving lighting and enhancing contrast in each area of your home
- providing a link with a counselor or a support group to help you deal with your feelings related to your changed vision
- learning about other helpful resources in the community and state, such as vision rehabilitation services or free Library for the Blind services.
Here is a checklist to prepare you for your low vision exam, brought to you by the San Antonio Lighthouse:
- Bring any glasses, adaptive aids, and magnifiers that you are currently using to show the specialist. What do you like or dislike about each item?
- Remember that this examination may take longer than one with your optometrist or ophthalmologist. If you have diabetes, be sure to bring a snack with you.
- Bring all forms of insurance with you. Keep in mind that many devices or aids will not be covered by your insurance plan. If you have questions about whether the exam will be covered, ask the low vision clinic prior to your appointment.
- Write a list of areas that you currently have trouble with in relation to your vision. What are your goals and expectations in these areas?
- Does sunlight bother you? Can you read standard print? Can you travel independently?
Remember, the more information you can provide, the better the staff will be able to assist you.
The Low Vision Pilot Project
AFB recently launched the Low Vision Pilot Project on VisionAware, which expanded the listing of low vision service providers to include independent service providers. Previously, the Directory listed only nonprofit low vision service providers. The services offered by agencies under this category are described as follows:
Evaluation and testing of a person's vision; prescription of appropriate optical devices; support, follow-up, and referrals to other appropriate agencies and professionals. These services also include the provision of nonoptical and optical devices (such as magnifiers, microscopes, telescopes) and training in their use.
If you are a low vision service provider such as Low Vision Rehabilitation Services and would like to be included in the Directory, you may fill out a form to sign up. To find out if you are eligible for inclusion in the AFB Directory of Services, see the eligibility requirements.
To learn about low vision services that are available to you in your area, use VisionAware's Directory of Services to find help.
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Kaye Olson is the coordinator of the Coping with Vision Loss Study. She is also an author, nurse, nurse practitioner, and faculty adviser who has experienced her own personal journey through vision loss.
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Community Forums › Forums › Design Tips and Tricks › create containers to have different backgrounds
This topic contains 4 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated by BossLady 2 years ago.
January 4, 2013 at 6:08 pm #9612
I'm using the going green template for a blogging site for my daughter (she is going to Africa as a volunteer) . Before I had problems seeing the background images on media like a Iphone or small laptop. So I changed the wrap part in the css as the Studiopress helpdesk adviced me. It looks fine. But now I'm looking the site at explorer 8 and again the background images (under the header, as wel as the red ones at the footer) are missing.
I asked the helpdesk and they said: "IE8 does not support the multiple background code used in this theme to generate this effect so it will not show the top/bottom background." Unfortunately the whole group for whom I'm designing and building the site uses IE 8 and nothing else.
So I asked the helpdesk again (thank you helpdesk!!) and they said: " You can create a couple of extra containers and set those to have different backgrounds and set those to have absolute positioning. It will take a bit of customizing to make it have the same effect"
But it stops here for I'm able to do a little bit of css editing, but nothing more (I'm more a designer than a builder).
Can anyone help me out and tell me in simple words how I can do this?
I use the theme on two sites: On this one I'm still busy with it: http://www.robinleek.nl/cms/ and this is the bloggin site of my daughter: http://www.ninaleek.nl/
Thanks a lot!January 4, 2013 at 6:26 pm #9621
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This may not be helpful, but it would be a whole lot easier on your end to just choose background image/font color combinations that still work when stupid IE8 doesn't show the background images.
If you could encourage them to use a decent browser such as Chrome or even FireFox, then everyone wins. Both are free.
January 4, 2013 at 6:35 pm #9624
I wish I could, but I can't. If it's just for one customer then it would be much easier. I am making this website for an office where it's the ICT department who decides which browser they use. I just have to deal with itJanuary 4, 2013 at 6:45 pm #9628
Chris CreeParticipantApril 21, 2014 at 6:33 pm #101766
I'm looking for info on containers as well before posting a thread and came across this one. My comment is completely irrelevant to your issue, but I just wanted to tell you I peeked to see if it was resolved and your site is fantastic!
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How can I deal with the dark pregnancy splotches on my face?
I have what some folks refer to as the 'mask of pregnancy' -- dark splotches on my cheeks and upper lip. The splotches are at least five or six shades darker than my normal skin color, so makeup isn?t much help. So far, the way I deal with it is by not looking in the mirror very often. Does anyone have suggestions on how I can live with this without having to put on ten layers of foundation?
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I have been using Bio-Oil and it has worked wonders. People use to tell me I had dirt on my face! I am very fair, and the patch on my right& left cheek bones were very, very dark. Using the bio oil in the evenings has almost cleared the markings. Hope this helps :)posted 09/05/2007 by Tigerlily579
Bare Minerals by Bare Escentuals is definitely the way to go. I have been using it for years, and now that I am pregnant it is really covering up the dark spots. PLUS, it doesn't feel heavy like layering on concealer and liquid foundation. It is so light you don't even feel like you have anything on! You can get it at any of these places: www.sephora.com www.ulta.com www.qvc.com I promise this works!posted 09/07/2006 by srsc0529
As wierd as this sounds - NEOSPORIN ointment cleard up my dark spots on my face. i put it on every night after a shower and the dryness and spots faded in about a weeks time. I also found that the neoporin was the only thing i could use while i was pregnant to help with the dry sopts on my face! Great stuff - oh, btw, balmex is great on hemoroids too!posted 02/02/2006 by MStovall
I don't have the "mask" on my face but I do have dark spots around the base of my neck. Does anyone else have this problem or is it only on the face for most women?posted 09/06/2006 by amy_827
I'am 33weeks pregnant with my 4th child, and I got these dark spots with my 3rd and now this pregnancy. It took 2 years after my 3rd for them to finally go away. I went to the dermatologist, and got a perscription med that somewhat "bleaches" it out. Now of course they are back. The best bet is to see a dermatologist if they are bad, and last longer than your pregnancy.posted 09/04/2007 by ukongrl
OBAGI is a miracle system! you MUST use steps 3-5, although you may not use this before, during or while nursing!!! I had really bad dark patches all over my face & thought dermabrasion or lazer was the only cure...untill i went to a plastic surgen and they swore by this OBAGI SYSTEM. i thought they were crazy, a cream?? boy were they right!!! My whole family noticed & I always get compliment on my skin now. I could never live without this system, so if you feel like there is no hope...please try it...OBAGI!!!posted 10/31/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
I got the darkening above my upper lip, like a moustache with my first pregnancy. Unfortunately, it has never faded. Now, with my second pregnancy I always wear sunscreen so it doesn't get any worse. My only way to mask it is to wear lipstick all the time. People have told me they don't notice it if I'm wearing lipstick. It's been a hot summer and wearing layers of cover-up would not work for me!posted 09/08/2005 by evansmom1103
i use coco butter and a little bit of vanishing cream everynite. It has been very effective.posted 09/06/2005 by Shawnababy83
I had them mainly on my nose and cheeks up until I was about 6 months pregnant and they went away. I'm now 8 months pregnant and I notice if I go into the sun too much they start to come back. Just keep in mind that it's only a temporary thing and that it "will" go away!posted 09/05/2006 by Tay Buggys Momma
My son turned 1 a month ago and I still have the pregnancy mask. I used that st Ives apricot scrub that helped a little. I have been thinking about microderm abrasion. I cannot wear makeup either. It makes it look worse. Does anyone know how long this mask can last?posted 08/21/2007 by rohrir2
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A Giant Sucking Sound: a President Perot TL
A foreword is not always convenient. To quote Karl Marx, « famous last words are for people who didn't have enough time to express themselves ». I will certainly not have enough time to explain myself.
The figure of Ross Perot has always interested me, for he had a somewhat erratic but true chance to reach the presidency : the 1992 presidential election, by the way, was the first organized after the fall of the Soviet Union, and would certainly interfere a lot with the Nineties, which were relatively peaceful, if you were living in a western country by then, of course.
Ross Perot had many obstacles : his own behaviour, his lack of support, and furthermore the strength of the American two-party system. But for the sake of literary prospect, let's say that he manages to. This is for people who will say I'm not respecting history enoguh : not only is reality itself implausible, but who could claim enough knowledge on what could have been, and what couldn't have been ?
Of course, the lack of knowledge over these matters will be resented into this narrative : I have tried to recapitulate and see what I could do of everything that had happened during the 1990s and 2000s, and I have provided significant detail to US politics, detailing the list of each representative, senator, cabinet member, or governor : on their personnality, I cannot tell ; even I consider myself as above average in my knowledge of US politics, I'm still a 21-years-old history student, who doesn't have a clue on economics, and has a taste for writing and reading novels, and therefore to fiction. So please don't blame me for the inconsistencies of this narrative.
Butterflies and alien space bats are the alternate historians' best friends, after all.
But still, I'm open to your blame on my poor grammar or my spelling mistakes, for I'm French and English is far from being my maternal language. I will also welcome every suggestion of event or else, or questions about the narrative adressed within the thread or in MP.
For the tributes, the list is so long but I will try : thanks to Historico who has inspired me with his Reagan '68 TL, thanks to Statichaos for the awesomeness of his President Disney TL which I have translated personally in French, and so to oakvale for his Jerry Brown/Henry Ford TLs ; John Fredrick Parker for inspiring me to launch into this endeavour ; Dead Sea Squirrels for trying once a Perot TL, to which I owe much inspiration ; Han, Lord Roem and Meadows for their excellent TLs, and RogueBeaver for giving his incredible knowledge to the art of alternate history.
A Giant Sucking Sound - 2012 and 2013 Turtledove Award for New ModernHistory
For Want Of A Sandwich - A Franz Ferdinand Lives TL
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« To those of you in the audience who are business people, pretty simple: If you're paying $12, $13, $14 an hour for factory workers and you can move your factory South of the border, pay a dollar an hour for labor, hire young -- let's assume you've been in business for a long time and you've got a mature work force -- pay a dollar an hour for your labor, have no health care -- that's the most expensive single element in making a car -- have no environmental controls, no pollution controls and no retirement, and you don't care about anything but making money, there will be a giant sucking sound going south. »
Ross Perot during the second presidential debate, October, 12 1992
By Masked Pickle
What if Ross Perot had been elected President of the United States ?
« Once a person was asked to step into this brutal century, anything could happen. »
Many of you are familiar with this quote from A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole, especially if you have heard it utterred by Will Ferrell, in Steven Soderbergh's adaptation of the book. Ignatius Reilly is of course referring to the Twentieth Century, but the movie subtext points to our current century, the Twenty-First, most notably by portraying the ruined landscape of New Orleans : the movie was shot in 2006, merely a year after the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, and was funded by the state of Louisiana, represented by then-Governor David Vitter. But I imagine you've seen the movie : maybe you preferred to see Quentin Tarantino's Casino Royale the same year. (laughs)
With this confusion over the centuries, I can start my conference by this question : when did the Twenty-First Century started ? Please, don't answer on January, 1 2001. It's correct, but my question is metaphorical. (laughs) It is generally accepted that the Twentieth Century ended with the Cold War, in December, 26 1991, when Gorbachev disbanded the Soviet Union ; other take October, 12 2000, with the Asian Pacific attacks, and I have a colleague in the University of Berlin who use December, 14 2005, with the ratification of the European Constitution.
As I said in my book, the Twenty-First Century began, at least for the United States, with the election of Ross Perot to the presidency, on November, 3 1992.
I won't – No, I won't decide whether or not President Perot is responsible for the current domestic and foreign situation : first for his recent demise, then because the factors that led to the 2004 economic recession are too many to be blamed on one administration, and finally because it is too early to blame the current situations in Korea, Serbia, the Caucasus, Cuba, Nigeria or Kivu.
Just remember the situation in 1992. The Republicans had dominated the White House for twelve years, and were credited with the victories over the Soviet Union and Saddam Hussein, but couldn't manage the ongoing economic crisis. The Democrats were ready to take back control of the country. There were successful negotiations for a free trade zone in North America, a solution was maybe reached for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the USSR had collapsed, US troops were garrisonned in the entire Middle East, ex-Yugoslavia was torn by civil war, and China was steadying itself for a free market economy.
Then a Texan businessman suddenly showed up : he said that Democrats and Republicans were all the same, that what this country needed was a balanced budget and a withdrawal from world affairs, instead of bothering with social issues. He ran a campaign without too many gaffes ; some said that he even considered to withdraw his bid. Many considered him a long shot ; but in the end, he would become the first independant candidate to reach the Oval Office since George Washington, and effectively blew up the two-party system, which had dominated the United States since the Civil War.
The Perot Presidency remains undoubtedly a synonym of great upheaval, of troubled and even bloodstained times, beginning the post-Cold War era with a bang. Many still refer to him as an eccentric billionaire who should never have been President, others as a manipulative genius, and a third party would consider his administration as nothing less but a political quagmire.
But do we have, twenty years after this fateful election ? We have had many wars, many terrorist attacks, our first Jewish, African American and female Presidents. We have a reformed health care, Internet in every aspect of everyday life, and a great American leadership over worldwide affairs. This is the world to which we belong. And this is the world Ross Perot made.
-Webconference from Dr. Henry Jones IV, Professor of Political Science in Harvard, June, 11 2013
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Pretty awesome, I must admit. However, I've also been hoping to do a Ross Perot tl once I get done with my current timeline, so I hope not to steal too many of your ideas or anything, and I'm hoping the market for a Perot tl won't be over-saturated. Still, should be an entertaining read.
As for Perot's cabinet, I don't know if you have anything planned along those lines, but here're a coupl'a options. You've probably heard of all these people given the research I think I read that you did, but I'll give brief summaries.
-Jerry Brown (California Governor 1975-1983), ran in 1992 and pretty much had a very similar platform to Perot's. I could see him as Commerce Secretary or maybe Attorney General.
-Warren Rudman (US Senator 1981-1993), fiscally cosnervative, socially liberal, has experience in deficit reduction and could prove similar to Perot on social and economic positions. Could see him as Treasury Secretary.
-Patrick J Buchanan (Whitehouse Communications Director 1985-1987, Conservative activist), he shares Perot's views when it comes to economics and foreign policy and I could very well see him helping to bring in supporters from the Republican camp. Possibly National Security Adviser, after all, he went on foreign trips with both Reagan and Nixon including some very important summits.
-Jesse Ventura (Mayor of somethinorother 1991-1995, Minnesota Governor). By 1993 he'd have two years of government experience and could possibly be set up in Transportation.
-Ralph Nader as Energy Secretary? This has been used in another tl about Perot elsewhere, but I see it as a good fit.
Anyway, I'm not going to try to write your timeline for you, but I like tossing out options, so there they are. Good luck.
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Intresting! Cant wait for updates!
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Ed Rollins stays on as Perot's campaign manager as opposed to resigning after the whole paranoid "the Bushes are out to sabotage my daughter's wedding" episode.
Still, this is a candidate who honestly thought Patsy Cline's "Crazy" would make a good campaign theme song -- it's going to be tough to butterfly away his essentially unelectable personality.
Ha, great timeline man! Initially, I had wanted to make Ross Perot President in my TL, but I've decided not to go that route. He'll do better in the general, though, and maybe win a state or two.
As I always say when this subject comes up, someone used to the power of a CEO would find checks and balances very frustrating. particularly as be would have no Reform Party allies in Congress.
Chapter 1: From Dallas to Washington
SAN FRANCISCO – At a press conference in San Francisco, Texan industrialist and billionaire Ross Perot, who has launched an independant bid to the presidency in past February, has announced his definitive choice of running mate : former governor of California Jerry Brown, who then made a press conference at his home in Oakland, California, where he detailed the reasons that led him to accept Mr. Perot's offer, in particular their economic and social platforms, which proved to be close in terms of opposition to NAFTA, tax cuts and Washington insiders.
Governor Brown had succeeded Ronald Reagan as a Democrat from 1975 to 1983, and had made three unsuccessful bids to the democratic presidential nomination : in 1976, he went second and went to the Convention without withdrawing, but couldn't beat the momentum reached by Jimmy Carter ; in 1980, he withdrew after a poor showing in the Wisconsin primary, being overshadowed by the insurgent bid of Senator Ted Kennedy ; and this year, in 1992, he ran a grassroots, populist campaign focused on the corruption at Capitol Hill and heavy taxes, and in spite of being considered a long shot at first, Governor Brown finished to become the last candidate against Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas, who finally defeated him in the New York, Wisconsin and California primaries, and who was finally nominated.
This announcement, coming the day just after the Democratic National Convention, and almost a week after Governor Clinton's choice of Senator Al Gore of Tennessee as his running mate, is a blot from the blue for political pundits, and could well undermine the well-awaited « convention bounce » for the Democratic ticket. Mr. Perot has been maintaining a decent lead in polls since Spring, his only issues having been his failures at finding a decent vice-presidential candidate, using retired admiral and prisoner of war James Stockdale as a filler.
Washington Post, July 17 1992
As I knew my father-in-law, I knew what running a campaign with him would be a rocky road, but when he proposed me to become his aide, I immediately accepted ; Nancy promised that she would everything she could to counter the short temper of his father. The support of my wife was not to be refused, precisely when I saw Ross, Jr.' softness with his father.
It's me who had the idea of proposing Jerry Brown to be on the ticket : Ross was first revolted with the idea, he wanted Bernadine Healy instead, Brown was for him nothing less than an opportunistic and nutty hippie from California, but I pointed out the fact that their social and economic platforms were quite the same, and that his name recognition would be a great asset for our campaign. He finally accepted, telling that should he run for re-election in 1996, he would drop him from the ticket.
(…) But this decision maybe saved the campaign ; only a few people actually know that, but Ross was about to withdraw from the race whenever he lost a few points in the polls ; I had to put all my energy into convincing Ed Rollins and Hamilton Jordan not to quit his team, and to convince Ross to trust them, as they had ran successful presidential campaigns before and had proved themselves. I told him to speak with complete confidence with the NAACP and the LGBT leaders, to address issues like AIDS and affirmative action, and to keep for himself his increased fears that Republican operatives would disrupt Carolyn's wedding in August. I joked one day, while sitting with him, Rollins and Tom Luce, that after all, maybe he was right, and that Lee Atwater's ghost had been summoned to help Bush's campaign. We all laughed ; all, except Ross himself, who looked daggers at me.
-From The President's Son-in-Law : Memoirs from Washington, by former White House Counsel Clay Mulford
Carolyn Perot's wedding with his doctor went perfect, celebrated by the Dallas smart set and, last but not least, most of the supporters of the bride's quite famous father, billionaire and presidential candidate Ross Perot. Quite busy of course, Mr. Perot was nowhere to be found, but our correspondant has managed to obtain an interview from our First Lady-to be, Mrs. Margot Perot...
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On the campaign trail, the Paula Jones case could well become a thorn on Governor Bill Clinton's presidential campaign : this former Arkansas State Employee has filed yesterday a sexual harassment suit against the Democratic presidential candidate, claiming that the Governor propositionned her in Little Rock Excelsior Hotel. Governor Clinton's press secretary has not yet released a statement, but contacted by phone, his wife, Mrs. Clinton, has claimed that the Paula Jones case is just « a vast right-wing conspiracy ». This controversy comes just after the allegations according to which Governor Clinton has had an affair with model Gennifer Flowers. In the polls, the Governor is trailed by billionnaire Ross Perot, who is now behind President Bush…
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« What you've been through hasn't been pretty, but by golly, you're taking your country back. »
Ross Perot during his last campaign event in Dallas, TX, November, 3 1992
In the headquarters in Dallas, we were all sitted, watching non-stop for CNN, Patsy Cline's Crazy was played on the radio. The persons present were Ross and Margot, of course ; but also Junior, Nancy, Suzanne, Carolyn and Katherine, the future First Family. I was serving coffee to them, then the high ranked aides came in the room : Luce, Rollins, Jordan, James Squire, Gerald Rafshoon, Frank Luntz, Doug Bailey and Morton Meyerson.
Ross was speaking with Brown, who was watching TV in his home in Oakland, California, when the first results came in.
Indiana was yet too close to call, but we were not suprised by Georgia, Kentucky, Virginia South Carolina : the two first were easily winneable by a Southerner such as Clinton, and the last two were among the bluest states. Ross whispered : « If I can't win a single electoral vote, I will be among the worst failures of US history ».
We all shouted for joy when Maine became green, the color reserved for the independants ; the Pine Tree State was well known for his taste for independance, and we had our best chances here. Ed Rollins commented that at least, by taking a single state, Perot could form a viable third party in the future.
It was at this moment that Margot shouted: "Oh my God!". We all turned to her : she had stayed in front of the television.
Indiana, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maryland were called for Perot. The breaking news on the bottom of the screen were announcing that Florida was fought between Perot and Bush, and that a recount was about to be initiated.
The rest is history.
-From The President's Son-in-Law : Memoirs from Washington, by former White House Counsel Clay Mulford
Henry Ross Perot (I-TX)/Former Governor Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. (I-CA) : 270 electoral votes, 27 states carried, 31, 8% of the popular vote
Governor William Jefferson Clinton (D-AR)/Senator Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (D-TN) : 217 electoral votes, 18 states and D.C. carried, 36, 9% of the popular vote
President George Herbert Walker Bush (R-TX)/Vice President James Danforth Quayle (R-IN) : 51 electoral votes, 5 states carried, 30, 7% of the popular vote
« -What do I do, now ? »
-Attributed to President-Elect Ross Perot, after hanging up the phone and receiving Bill Clinton's concession, on Election Night 1992
« Q : Senator Quayle, do you agree with the idea that your poor performance in the 1992 vice-presidential debate was among the causes of President Bush's third place in the election ?
Sen. Quayle : Nonsense. The late President Bush is and remains one of the greatest presidents that the United States of America ever had, and he had an huge experience for him and his campaign. I respect former President Perot's victory and administration, but I repeat what I said back in 1992 : he is a temperamental and incompetent tycoon. I prefer to put the blame on Bill Clinton : his scandalous affairs, along with his rampant corruption, that was proved by the Whitewater case that led to his eventual resignation, would have made him the worst president ever – and he gave more blows to the Democrats than both Mr. Perot and President Bush.
Q : Is it a cutting remark towards one of the current Democratic candidates ?
Sen. Quayle : Senator Clinton is a very competent lawmaker, and I wish her well, because she had to bear the affronts of her ex-husband. But being a scorned woman doesn't qualify you for the Oval Office ! (laughs alone) Meh. »
-Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senate Dan Quayle (R-IN), during the first Republican party presidential debate, May 2007
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It's definitely going to bite Perot in the ass that he may have won the electoral vote, but lost the popular vote to both Bush and Clinton...
Cathcon1: Even if I planned everything from 1992 to 2012, including the congressionnal lists, it's always a delight to receive suggestions from someone, especially one whom I like the timelines. All these people should have their place in this TL.
freethinker, vultan - Welcome aboard!
Plumber - As a big fan of the novel, I have read on the Holy Wikipedia that Steven Soderbergh actually considered this version, with Will Ferrell as Ignatius... Sigh. I wish John Belushi would have stayed alive to play into this movie. As a big movie fan, and having seen the outburst around statichaos' annoTuncement of Orson Welles' Batman, except this TL to be full of movies who could have been... My challenge is to guess who is playing James Bond in Quentin Tarantino's Casino Royale; the winner will have the right to ask me anything on the future of this TL.
Andrew T, Paul McNutt - As you see, I have already followed your guesses, and as you could also see, it takes quite a change of behaviour for Perot to win the day. If I wanted to be a little more realistic, I would have make him win a few states, or at best throw the election to the House of Representatives, and then build a coherent party; for the sake of entertainment, I'm going to have him build this coherent party DURING his presidency, so he can make his own agenda.
vultan 2 - Fixed it. I can't imagine an incumbent President could drop so much, and the Democrats not take advantage of 12 years of Republican domination.
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What has happened in the Senate with Dan Quayle being Deputy President Pro tempore? How many senators have died?
Yay! Jerry Brown is VP! That's so wonderful.
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Ok... Jeff Bridges?
I could see Phillip Seymour Hoffman nailing Ignatius. Or John Goodman.
Great to see this TL underway -- just letting you know, I'm available if you need help or want to make this collaborative...
Interesting idea. I like your attention to detail.
What are Ross's foreign policy views?
I could give you some ideas for different world leaders in this TL if you'd like.
Great job. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this plays put. Also, will my man Stockdalr get any sort of role on the admin.? I find the idea of him in the cabinet as interesting.
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The Rise of Progressivism Teddy Roosevelt Jr. goes to war! (1938)
Where've you gone, General Washington? Current year: 1815
Stockdale for SecDef would be interesting
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Chapter 2: Building a team
-Financial Times, November, 22 1992
Secretary of the Treasury Felix Rohatyn
Attorney General Thomas D. Barr
-Washington Post, November, 25 1992
« Can you imagine that, James ? I have been in politics for almost thirty years, and this Dallas dude comes from nowhere and drives me to the third place. What have I done to deserve this ? »
-Outgoing President George H. W. Bush to his Chief of Staff James Baker, after announcing that the NAFTA negotiations are to be indefinitely postponed, November, 29 1992
« A Republican congressman has treated me of traitor after I accepted Mr. Perots offer ; but I was a Democrat when I accepted President Reagans offer to become his ambassador at the United Nations, and I finally recognized that I agreed with the President-Elect on most foreign issues. »
-Press conference of former UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick upon accepting the position of Secretary of State in the Perot administration, November, 30 1992
Secretary of State Jeane Kirkpatrick
Today, President-elect Perot has unveiled his choices for his foreign affairs team : R. James Woolsey, Jr., longtime collaborator for both Republican and Democratic administrations, is to become National Security Advisor ; Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General James R. Clapper, is now CIA Director-designate, while judge Louis Freeh is scheduled to become FBI Director
-CNN, December, 1 1992
« Its with great pleasure that I accepted President Perots offer to become his ambassador at the United Nations, and that I will take leave of this newspaper to serve this great nation. »
Director of CIA James Clapper
-Last editorial of Katharine Graham in the Washington Post, December, 3 1992
UN Ambassador Katharine Graham
As expected, the Perot administration will be full of sons and daughters of Texas, as the Bush one was. Lets take a look on the picks that the President-elect has already announced.
-Tom Luce, who was an unsuccessful candidate to the Republican nomination as gubernatorial candidate back in 1990, and became the architect of the effort to draft Perot, is to become the Second Most Powerful Man in Washington, or better said, White House Chief of Staff, supervisor of all external and internal matters that interest the Presidency.
-Morton Meyerson, former EDS president from Dallas, has a strong reputation as a philanthropist attached to environnmental matters : he was the logical pick for Secretary of the Interior.
-Ernesto Cortes, who was entitled by the Industrial Areas Foundation to look after southwestern US, received the Deparment of Labor, after urging President-elect Perot to create jobs. He is the best ranked Latino in the cabinet.
-Kern Wildenthal was congratulated by the next President for his stewardship of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas ; its therefore our next Secretary of Health and Human Services.
-Robert Crandall, the boss of American Airlines, was the best pick for Secretary of Transportation.
-The first female Mexican American to enter the US cabinet, Lena Guerrero, came from Texas Railroad Comissionner to Secretary of Energy : its one of the Perot administrations best spoil of war, as it deprives Governor Ann Richards from one of the most prominent Democrats in Texas.
-Texas Monthly, December 1992 issue
White House Chief of Staff Tom Luce
-Washington Post, December, 12 1992
« As I leave Congress, which has deceived me more than anything, and be replaced by the honorable governor Gregg, Im happy to pursue my habits of bipartisanship into entering the first ever independant cabinet in this country. »
-Former Senator Warren Rudman (R-NH), into accepting the position of Secretary of Commerce, December, 14 1992
Secretary of Commerce Warren Rudman
-Washington Post, December, 19 1992
Secretary of Defense Colin Powell
The cabinet selections were a long process, but in the end, they were rather successful. We were very happy with the picks of Kirkpatrick, who was a true Reaganite hawk, of Rohatyn, who was first a Clinton backer, of Lena Guerrero, who was Texas rising star at the time, and of Kemp, Rudman But above all, we were the most proud of Colin Powell in the Pentagon : I personally led the negotiations with him, and by making him the highest ranking African American in US history, we deprived the Republicans of an elegible and popular war hero, who was disgusted by their shift to conservatism.
However, there were many difficulties. Tom Luce, for a time, wanted to hire Hillary Clinton as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The woman who was almost First Lady ! Its quite an illustration of how much we searched for possible picks in all sides.
Speaking of Tom Luce, he first wanted to go to the Department of Justice, but he finally accepted to become Chief of Staff, knowing that he would be much more powerful and that Ross had more plans for him. It was Ed Rollins big failure, who had accept the position of Deputy Chief of Staff. Gerald Rafshoon got the job of White House Communications Director, James Squire as Press Secretary, John P. White as Director of the Office of Management of Budget. Myself, I became White House Counsel, even if I must admit that I petitioned for some time for Solicitor General.
At 62, visiting the White House with outgoing President Bush who was barely refraining a grin, Ross showed an incredible energy, eager to take matters into his own hands. He repeated during all the transition process that he would dedicate to the suppression of NAFTA and the passing of a balanced budget bill He had the enthusiasm of the newcomer.
-From The Presidents Son-in-Law : Memoirs from Washington, by former White House Counsel Clay Mulford
White House Counsel Clay Mulford
Twelve years after the election of an actor-turned-president as the leader of the free world, the election of Mr. Perot seems rather logical : having a businessman elected head of state is finally the most perfect illustration of the American dream and valors of hard work and perseverance, and his quixotic yet successful campaign has something of a Hollywood movie. But the administration of the businessman-turned-president could turn in a nightmare could turn precisely into an utter failure due to his nature of businessman.
A CEO thinks the best way to administer a company is to recruit the best people, to address each issue in due time and without bias, to concentrate in specific aspects but, above all, to be obeyed and reach the best and most profitable outcome for the organization. Its maybe how capitalism works, but thats not how politics work. Mr. Perot has paid most of his campaign spending by himself, and its honourable due to the culture of lobbying implemented in the United States, but he will never buy an election, and he will never be obeyed by Congress.
Both Houses of Congress have virtually the power to curb down each decision of the President, and both are held by the Democrats who, after twelve years of Reagan-Bush presidency, were eager to take back the Oval Office, but now have the impression that the election has been stolen from them, having won the popular vote ; furthermore, the balanced budget amendment, which constitutes Mr. Perots hobby-horse, is something of an utter horror for most of the Democratic leaders. And the Republicans who would otherwise appreciate the initiative are furious with Mr. Perot, who has borrowed much of their electorate and vows to dismantle the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement, which was to be Mr. Bushs masterpiece.
Even if the President-elect vows to bring a new era of bipartisanship in American politics, it seems that he is about to build a consensus...against him.
-The Economist, January, 4 1993
« CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST : Are you ready to take the oath, Sir ?
PRESIDENT PEROT : Yes I am.
CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST : I, Henry Ross Perot, do solemnly swear
PRESIDENT PEROT : I, Henry Ross Perot, do solemnly swear »
-Transcript of the inauguration of Ross Perot as the 42nd President of the United States, January, 20 1993
« We must do everything in our power to turn his presidency into a political quagmire. »
-Overheard phone conversation by then-Speaker of the House Tom Foley (D-WA-5)
« The people has decided, the people wanted me to assume the presidency of these great United States of America in these times of revival and new opportunities ; but Im not the President, Im the Peoples President, and I will lead the Peoples state, by the people, for the people, and through the people. »
-Inaugural address of President Ross Perot, January, 20 1993
President of the United States Henry Ross Perot
Ed Harris (The Abyss, Apollo 13, The Rock, Pollock) has confirmed that he had been recuited by Oliver Stone (Platoon, Born on a Fourth of July, JFK, Planet of the Apes) to star in his scheduled biopic on former President Perot, which is currently in casting process. Brandon Lee (The Crow, Matrix, A.I., Batman : Year One) has been confirmed in a yet-undisclosed role.
-IMDB Newsdesk, April 2012
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Orville_third - Nothing: Deputy President Tro Tempore of the Senate is an honorific title bestowed to any former President or Vice President who goes to serve to Senate after. The only one who have enjoyed this distinction IOTL is Hubert Humphrey.
Constantinople, John Fredrik Parker, - Thank you!
Plumber - Jeff Bridges has something soft and dull when he plays idiots (I think of the Big Lebowski) that Ignatius Reilly, in his violence and scorn, hasn't. It's not the same thing for Hoffman, who looks too sophisticated. But maybe I'm biased by their other roles.
historybuff - As he tried to launch his own mission to save the Iranian hostages and participated to negotiations to save PoWs during the Vietnam War, but was against spending too much money overseas, I see him as an average hawk.
Cathcon1, Dead Sea Squirrels - Even if I am of South Vietnamese origin and is greatly admirative of Vietnam War veterans (from John McCain to Max Cleland, and of course James Stockdale), I don't think Stockdale at his old age who have been indicated for anything else than Veterans' Affairs. He was a terrible pick as VP for Perot and would've likely retired in the end.
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JACKSON – The Senate passed legislation Wednesday giving judges their first pay raise in nine years.
The proposal, which provides an increase of slightly more than 7.5 percent annually over a four-year period, already passed the House and now goes to Gov. Phil Bryant. Only four senators voted against it.
Mick Bullock, a spokesman for the governor, said Bryant would consider the proposal once it reaches his desk.
"The issue is the public deserves the best and brightest judges, and we have to have an increase in pay to do that," said state Supreme Court Chief Justice William L. Waller Jr., who was at the Capitol when the Senate passed the bill.
Pay for district attorneys and assistant district attorneys would increase by a similar percentage.
The pay raises for judges would come from a $40 increase on court filings, such as for filing a lawsuit or for other civil activity in chancery and circuit court, and a $100 increase for filings with the appellate courts. The money for the prosecutors' raise would come from a $10 increase on many fines, such as traffic violations, game and fish violations and other crimes.
Waller said the bill takes several steps to remove politics from the issue of judicial pay and helps to ensure the judiciary remains an independent branch of government. The legislation requires the state Personnel Board to make a report to the Legislature on judicial pay every four years, based on comparisons of judicial pay in Southeastern states, of university professors and of attorneys in the private sector.
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