While we as a Commission continue to be mission-driven and actively advance the causes of racial and gender equity in this state and across the nation, and to support the advancement of justice at every opportunity, in every room, and at every table, we applaud the unapologetic approach of our Vice-President as she prepares to do the same for an entire nation. We are proud to watch a woman so in tune with our own values of unity and solidarity take the stage as the first woman to have the official power to actively advance justice and equality from the people’s house. As we celebrate this incredible accomplishment, we also applaud the Vice-President’s commitment to equity, inclusivity, and the monumental task of uplifting and caring for a country in crisis. The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls strives to be an inclusive voice for every woman in California.

She was the first African American and first woman elected district attorney of San Francisco (2004–2011) and attorney general of California (2011–2016). After earning her juris doctor degree, Harris served as the deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California, before becoming the managing attorney in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and then chief of the Division on Children and Families, where she established California’s first Bureau of Children’s Justice. Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University in Washington, D.C., before returning to California to attend the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. In 2017 she became the first African American to represent California in the United States Senate. The daughter of a Jamaican immigrant father and Indian mother, Harris has long been a trailblazer. Her rise to the White House and the 46 th presidential Administration is the culmination of historic efforts by women, particularly women of color, to be heard, represented, and to finally, have a seat at the table. Harris is an historic choice for the second highest office in the land. As a Senator and Congressional Black Caucus member, Kamala D. The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls is thrilled to celebrate the accomplishment of an incredible female American leader, and one more barrier that is forever broken, opening the way for the women who will come after. Harris is the first female Vice-President of the United States of America, and the first Black and Indian American woman to ever hold the office. At his side is California native Kamala D.

as the 46 th President of the United States of America. By the early 21st century some 50,000 executive orders had been issued.After a challenging election season, the American people cast their ballots and selected Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. Although the Supreme Court ruled that such orders had the force of law only if they were justified by the Constitution or authorized by Congress, in practice they covered a wide range of regulatory activity. The Constitution also vests the president with power to grant executive clemency-that is, to forgive or show mercy on those who have been convicted or accused of federal crimes through the use of “pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution, and reprieve.” The type of clemency determines which legal rights will be restored and the long-term effect of conviction.Īnother type of executive action is the executive order, dating from the mid-19th century. One of the most important legislative functions of the president-and an essential element of the separation of powers and checks and balances that are the foundation of the American government-is the signing or vetoing of proposed legislation.

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